CVE-2018-5759
jsparse.c in Artifex MuJS through 1.0.2 does not properly maintain the AST depth for binary expressions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive recursion) via a crafted file.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 5.1%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
jsparse.c in Artifex MuJS through 1.0.2 does not properly maintain the AST depth for binary expressions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive recursion) via a crafted file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.06% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 28 January 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-674
- Affected
- artifex/mujs
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 7.1% on 21 September 2026 to 5.1% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mujs.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4d45a96e57fbabf00a7378b337d0ddcace6f38c1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102833Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698868Permissions Required
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43904/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mujs.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4d45a96e57fbabf00a7378b337d0ddcace6f38c1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102833Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698868Permissions Required
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43904/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.