CVE-2016-9294

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.64%
Third-Party Advisory ghostscript.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697172 third party advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94293 vdb entry third party advisory
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mujs.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5008105780c0b0182ea6eda83ad5598f225be3ee

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9294?
CVE-2016-9294 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-9294?
To fix CVE-2016-9294, 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-2016-9294 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-9294 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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