9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-7505
MuJS Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability was observed in divby function of Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before 8c805b4eb19cf2af689c860b77e6111d2ee439d5. 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-2016-7505 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-2016-7505.

URL Resource
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697140 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94231 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-7505 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-7505 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/94231 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94231 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/94231 [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:a3a4fe840b80706c706e86160352af5936f292d8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (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=697140 No Types Assigned http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697140 Vendor Advisory, Exploit, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • 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:a3a4fe840b80706c706e86160352af5936f292d8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (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=697140 No Types Assigned http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697140 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • 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.
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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