CVE-2016-7506

Public Exploit

Description

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was observed in Sp_replace_regexp function of Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before 5000749f5afe3b956fc916e407309de840997f4a. A successful exploitation of this issue can lead to code execution or denial of service condition.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.86% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory ghostscript.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697141 exploit vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94241 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7506?
CVE-2016-7506 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7506?
To fix CVE-2016-7506, 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-2016-7506 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-7506 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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