7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-9108
MuJS Denial of Service (DoS) Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Integer overflow in the js_regcomp function in regexp.c in Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before commit b6de34ac6d8bb7dd5461c57940acfbd3ee7fd93e allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted regular expression.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 3, 2017, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:36 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9108 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 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Artifex mujs

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9108 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y4FE2LXVJM5PXHUGSFOT2KTA75O5ACV4/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IMPCTUBV2UUTSKAGVAW3EL6HJJWHRZQZ/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WMI77FMFDWOTUUKKPTQLIB7JEXFTING4/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/Y4FE2LXVJM5PXHUGSFOT2KTA75O5ACV4/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WMI77FMFDWOTUUKKPTQLIB7JEXFTING4/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IMPCTUBV2UUTSKAGVAW3EL6HJJWHRZQZ/
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 22, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mujs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5008105780c0b0182ea6eda83ad5598f225be3ee OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mujs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2016-10-31
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 07, 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.securityfocus.com/bid/96006 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96006 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IMPCTUBV2UUTSKAGVAW3EL6HJJWHRZQZ/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IMPCTUBV2UUTSKAGVAW3EL6HJJWHRZQZ/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/Y4FE2LXVJM5PXHUGSFOT2KTA75O5ACV4/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/Y4FE2LXVJM5PXHUGSFOT2KTA75O5ACV4/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1390266 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1390266 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/12 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/12 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WMI77FMFDWOTUUKKPTQLIB7JEXFTING4/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WMI77FMFDWOTUUKKPTQLIB7JEXFTING4/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-190
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mujs:5008105780c0b0182ea6eda83ad5598f225be3ee:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96006 [No Types Assigned]
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)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.70 }} 0.00%

score

0.77934

percentile

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