CVE-2016-9294
Artifex Software MuJS NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service
Description
Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before 5008105780c0b0182ea6eda83ad5598f225be3ee allows context-dependent attackers to conduct "denial of service (application crash)" attacks by using the "malformed labeled break/continue in JavaScript" approach, related to a "NULL pointer dereference" issue affecting the jscompile.c component.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 12, 2016, 12:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:36 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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-2016-9294.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697172 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mujs.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5008105780c0b0182ea6eda83ad5598f225be3ee | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94293 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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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 http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mujs.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5008105780c0b0182ea6eda83ad5598f225be3ee [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mujs.git;a=commit;h=5008105780c0b0182ea6eda83ad5598f225be3ee -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Apr. 23, 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) a5c747f1d40e8d6659a37a8d25f13fb5acf8e767 OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mujs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2016-10-26 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 29, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mujs.git;a=commit;h=5008105780c0b0182ea6eda83ad5598f225be3ee Patch http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mujs.git;a=commit;h=5008105780c0b0182ea6eda83ad5598f225be3ee Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94293 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94293 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/94293 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 14, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mujs:a5c747f1d40e8d6659a37a8d25f13fb5acf8e767:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) 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://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mujs.git;a=commit;h=5008105780c0b0182ea6eda83ad5598f225be3ee No Types Assigned http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mujs.git;a=commit;h=5008105780c0b0182ea6eda83ad5598f225be3ee Patch Changed Reference Type http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697172 No Types Assigned http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697172 Third Party Advisory, Exploit Added CWE CWE-476 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 14, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mujs:a5c747f1d40e8d6659a37a8d25f13fb5acf8e767:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) 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://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mujs.git;a=commit;h=5008105780c0b0182ea6eda83ad5598f225be3ee No Types Assigned http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mujs.git;a=commit;h=5008105780c0b0182ea6eda83ad5598f225be3ee Patch Changed Reference Type http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697172 No Types Assigned http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697172 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-476 -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Nov. 12, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9294 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-2016-9294
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.30 }} 0.17%
score
0.66229
percentile