Vulnerability in Artifex Mujs
CVE-2018-5759
jsparse.c in Artifex MuJS through 1.0.2 does not properly maintain the AST depth for binary expressions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive recursion) via a crafted file.
EPSS: 0.051 (91.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Artifex Mujs
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5759?
- CVE-2018-5759 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Mujs, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-01-24.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5759?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-5759 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.