Vulnerability in Artifex Mujs

CVE-2019-12798

An issue was discovered in Artifex MuJS 1.0.5. regcompx in regexp.c does not restrict regular expression program size, leading to an overflow of the parsed syntax list size.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (75.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-12798: held from 0.017 to 0.017.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12798?
CVE-2019-12798 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Artifex Mujs, classified under Incorrect Regular Expression. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2019-12798?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.