CVE-2021-45005

Description

Artifex MuJS v1.1.3 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow which is caused by conflicting JumpList of nested try/finally statements.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.41%
Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704749 permissions required
https://github.com/ccxvii/mujs/commit/df8559e7bdbc6065276e786217eeee70f28fce66 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-45005?
CVE-2021-45005 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-45005?
To fix CVE-2021-45005, 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-2021-45005 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-45005 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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