VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-9109
Artifex Software MuJS allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to incomplete escape sequences.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.19%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.19%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Artifex Software MuJS allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to incomplete escape sequences. NOTE: this vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-7563.
- 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
- 2.19% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- artifex/mujs
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94150Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697136#c4Exploit, Issue Tracking
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94150Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697136#c4Exploit, Issue Tracking
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.