CVE-2016-7504: artifex mujs Use After Free
CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7504
Published 29-10-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-7504 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Use After Free vulnerability in artifex mujs. EPSS estimates a 2.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.84%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Timeline
- 29-10-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability was observed in Rp_toString function of Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before 5c337af4b3df80cf967e4f9f6a21522de84b392a. A successful exploitation of this issue can lead to code execution or denial of service condition.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 2 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.84%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
86%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.84% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score2.84%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugs.ghostscript.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Artifex1 product
- mujs≤ 5000749f5afe3b956fc916e407309de840997f4a
Ubuntu1 product
- mupdfAll versions (No fix recorded)
2 vendors · 2 products