7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-7564
MuJS Heap-based Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Fp_toString function in jsfunction.c in Artifex Software MuJS allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted input.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 18, 2017, 5:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 20, 2017, 3:19 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7564 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-2016-7564.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/21/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/28/11 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697137 Exploit Issue Tracking

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-7564 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-7564 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/28/11 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/28/11 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/21/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/21/5 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697137 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697137 Issue Tracking, Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mujs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.

0.13 }} 0.01%

score

0.48795

percentile

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