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CRITICAL
CVE-2016-7504
MuJS Use-After-Free Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

A use-after-free vulnerability was observed in Rp_toString function of Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before 5c337af4b3df80cf967e4f9f6a21522de84b392a. A successful exploitation of this issue can lead to code execution or denial of service condition.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 29, 2016, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 2, 2016, 11:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7504 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Artifex mujs
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-7504.

URL Resource
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697142 Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94241 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-7504 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-7504 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 02, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94241 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94241 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94241 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 01, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mujs:5000749f5afe3b956fc916e407309de840997f4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697142 No Types Assigned http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697142 Vendor Advisory, Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-416
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 01, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mujs:5000749f5afe3b956fc916e407309de840997f4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697142 No Types Assigned http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697142 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-416
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-7504 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.00 }} 0.29%

score

0.83541

percentile

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