Upstream information

CVE-2016-9601 at MITRE

Description

ghostscript before version 9.21 is vulnerable to a heap based buffer overflow that was found in the ghostscript jbig2_decode_gray_scale_image function which is used to decode halftone segments in a JBIG2 image. A document (PostScript or PDF) with an embedded, specially crafted, jbig2 image could trigger a segmentation fault in ghostscript.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having low severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 4.3 3.3
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network Local
Access Complexity Medium Medium
Authentication None None
Confidentiality Impact None None
Integrity Impact None Partial
Availability Impact Partial Partial
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 5.5
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
CVSSv3 Version 3
SUSE Bugzilla entries: 1018128 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 1036453 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
  • ghostscript-devel >= 8.62-32.47.10.1
  • ghostscript-ijs-devel >= 8.62-32.47.10.1
  • libgimpprint-devel >= 4.2.7-32.47.10.1
 Patchnames:
sdksp4-ghostscript-library-13588
sdksp4-ghostscript-library-13617
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • ghostscript >= 9.15-22.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.15-22.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.15-22.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2017-659
SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2017-866
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2017-659
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2017-866
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • ghostscript >= 9.15-22.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.15-22.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.15-22.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-659
SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-866
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2017-659
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2017-866
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • ghostscript >= 9.15-22.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.15-22.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.15-22.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 GA ghostscript-9.15-22.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 GA ghostscript-devel-9.15-22.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
  • ghostscript >= 9.25-23.13.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.25-23.13.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.25-23.13.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 GA ghostscript-9.25-23.13.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 GA ghostscript-devel-9.25-23.13.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • ghostscript >= 9.27-23.28.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.27-23.28.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 GA ghostscript-9.27-23.28.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
  • ghostscript-devel >= 8.62-32.47.10.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-other >= 8.62-32.47.10.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-rus >= 8.62-32.47.10.1
  • ghostscript-fonts-std >= 8.62-32.47.10.1
  • ghostscript-ijs-devel >= 8.62-32.47.10.1
  • ghostscript-library >= 8.62-32.47.10.1
  • ghostscript-omni >= 8.62-32.47.10.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 8.62-32.47.10.1
  • libgimpprint >= 4.2.7-32.47.10.1
  • libgimpprint-devel >= 4.2.7-32.47.10.1
 Patchnames:
sdksp4-ghostscript-library-13588
sdksp4-ghostscript-library-13617
slessp4-ghostscript-library-13588
slessp4-ghostscript-library-13617
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • ghostscript >= 9.15-22.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.15-22.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.15-22.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2017-659
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2017-866
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-659
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-866
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • ghostscript >= 9.15-22.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.15-22.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.15-22.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2017-659
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2017-866
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-659
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-866
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • ghostscript >= 9.15-22.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.15-22.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.15-22.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 GA ghostscript-9.15-22.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 GA ghostscript-devel-9.15-22.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • ghostscript >= 9.25-23.13.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.25-23.13.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.25-23.13.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 GA ghostscript-9.25-23.13.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 GA ghostscript-devel-9.25-23.13.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • ghostscript >= 9.27-23.28.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.15-22.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.27-23.28.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 GA ghostscript-9.27-23.28.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA ghostscript-9.27-23.28.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA ghostscript-devel-9.27-23.28.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
  • ghostscript >= 9.15-22.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.15-22.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2017-866
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
  • ghostscript >= 9.15-22.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.15-22.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-659
SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-866
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.15-22.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 GA ghostscript-devel-9.15-22.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.25-23.13.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 GA ghostscript-devel-9.25-23.13.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.15-22.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA ghostscript-9.27-23.28.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 GA ghostscript-devel-9.27-23.28.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
  • ghostscript >= 9.15-22.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.15-22.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-2017-866
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.15-22.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2017-659
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2017-866
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.15-22.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2017-659
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2017-866

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 ghostscript Released
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 ghostscript-library Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4-LTSS ghostscript-library Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS ghostscript-library Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 ghostscript-library Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS ghostscript-library Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS ghostscript-library Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS ghostscript-library Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL ghostscript Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS ghostscript Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS ghostscript Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 ghostscript-library Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 ghostscript-library Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 ghostscript-library Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 ghostscript Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 ghostscript Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 ghostscript Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 ghostscript Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 ghostscript Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 ghostscript Affected

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Wed Jan 4 10:30:09 2017
CVE page last modified: Tue Dec 17 20:13:30 2024