Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-7563
The chartorune function in Artifex Software MuJS allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a * (asterisk) at the end of the input.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2016-7563
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mujs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-7563
0.13%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 47 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-7563
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
|
2.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.5
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-7563
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The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-7563
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/21/5
oss-security - CVE request - mujs Heap-Buffer-Overflow write and OOB ReadMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697136
697136 – (CVE-2016-7563) mujs str Out-of-Bound read 1 byte in function chartoruneExploit;Issue Tracking
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/28/11
oss-security - Re: CVE request - mujs Heap-Buffer-Overflow write and OOB ReadMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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