CVE-2016-9109 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2017-01-18

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mujs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-9930	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01066.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/13
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94150
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697136#c4

History

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Subscriptions

Artifex Mujs

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-18T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:42:10.608Z

Reserved: 2016-10-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-9109

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-18T17:59:01.153

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-9109

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-125

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