NULL pointer dereference in Artifex Mujs
CVE-2016-9294
Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before 5008105780c0b0182ea6eda83ad5598f225be3ee allows context-dependent attackers to conduct "denial of service (application crash)" attacks by using the "malformed labeled break/continue in JavaScript" approach, related to a "NULL pointer dereference" issue affecting the jscompile.c component.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (85.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94293 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- git.ghostscript.com/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9294?
- CVE-2016-9294 is a high-severity vulnerability in Artifex Mujs, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-11-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9294?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.