Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in Artifex jbig2dec Product

CVE-2017-7976

What is CVE-2017-7976?

Artifex jbig2dec version 0.13 is susceptible to an out-of-bounds vulnerability during the processing of crafted .jb2 files. An integer overflow in the jbig2_image_compose function within jbig2_image.c can be exploited, potentially leading to a denial of service through application crashes or enabling the disclosure of sensitive information from the process memory.

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