CVE-2016-7505

Public Exploit

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability was observed in divby function of Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before 8c805b4eb19cf2af689c860b77e6111d2ee439d5. A successful exploitation of this issue can lead to code execution or denial of service condition.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.97% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory ghostscript.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94231 third party advisory vdb entry
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697140 patch vendor advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7505?
CVE-2016-7505 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7505?
To fix CVE-2016-7505, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-7505 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-7505 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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