Out-of-bounds Read in Artifex Mujs
CVE-2016-7563
The chartorune function in Artifex Software MuJS allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a * (asterisk) at the end of the input.
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: 0.015 (73.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/28/11 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/21/5 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7563?
- CVE-2016-7563 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Mujs, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-01-18.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7563?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.