CVE-2016-9109

moderate-risk
Published 2017-01-18

Artifex Software MuJS allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to incomplete escape sequences. NOTE: this vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-7563.

Do I need to act?

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1.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Artifex

References (10)

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/13
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/4
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/5
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94150
Exploit https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697136#c4
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/13
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/4
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/5
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94150
Exploit https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697136#c4
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal