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. 21, 2024, 3 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/12
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96006
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1390266
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IMPCTUBV2UUTSKAGVAW3EL6HJJWHRZQZ/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WMI77FMFDWOTUUKKPTQLIB7JEXFTING4/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y4FE2LXVJM5PXHUGSFOT2KTA75O5ACV4/
  • 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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9108 is associated with the following CWEs:

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-2016-9108 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

1.08 }} 0.38%

score

0.84023

percentile

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