Denial of Service Vulnerability in Artifex Software MuJS
CVE-2016-9109

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Artifex
Status
Mujs
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 January 2017

What is CVE-2016-9109?

The vulnerability in Artifex Software's MuJS arises due to incomplete escape sequences, which can lead to a denial of service condition by crashing the application. This flaw reflects an incomplete fix for a previously reported issue and poses a risk for users relying on this JavaScript interpreter.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/4
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94150
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https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697136#c4
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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