7.5high
CVE-2016-9294
Artifex Software, Inc.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.8%
percentile 86%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before 5008105780c0b0182ea6eda83ad5598f225be3ee allows context-dependent attackers to conduct "denial of service (application crash)" attacks by using the "malformed labeled break/continue in JavaScript" approach, related to a "NULL pointer dereference" issue affecting the jscompile.c component.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.78% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/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-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References
- bugs.ghostscript.com /show_bug.cgi?id=697172 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/94293 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- git.ghostscript.com /?p=mujs.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5008105780c0b0182ea6eda83ad5598f225be3ee · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-9294
- NVD: CVE-2016-9294
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