VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-7506
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was observed in Sp_replace_regexp function of Artifex Software, Inc.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.40%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was observed in Sp_replace_regexp function of Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before 5000749f5afe3b956fc916e407309de840997f4a. A successful exploitation of this issue can lead to code execution or denial of service condition.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.40% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- artifex/mujs
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697141Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94241Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697141Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94241Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.