7.5high
CVE-2016-9109
Artifex Software MuJS allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to incomplete escape sequences.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.2%
percentile 83%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.19% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/4 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/94150 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- bugs.ghostscript.com /show_bug.cgi?id=697136#c4 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/5 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/13 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-9109
- NVD: CVE-2016-9109
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