Integer Overflow Vulnerability in MuJS by Artifex Software, Inc.
CVE-2017-5627

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Artifex
Status
Mujs
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 January 2017

Summary

An issue in MuJS developed by Artifex Software, Inc. is caused by a lack of checks for negative array lengths in the jsR_setproperty function. This oversight can lead to an integer overflow during the execution of the js_pushstring function, especially when handling specially crafted JavaScript files. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to potentially cause unexpected behavior or crashes in applications utilizing the MuJS engine.

References

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mujs.git%3Bh=4006739a28367c...
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95856
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https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697497
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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