Out-of-bounds Read in Artifex Mujs
CVE-2016-7506
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was observed in Sp_replace_regexp function of Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before 5000749f5afe3b956fc916e407309de840997f4a. A successful exploitation of this issue can lead to code execution or denial of service condition.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94241 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7506?
- CVE-2016-7506 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Mujs, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-29.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7506?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.