CVE-2016-9108: artifex mujs Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-9108 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in artifex mujs. EPSS estimates a 2.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 03-02-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Integer overflow in the js_regcomp function in regexp.c in Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before commit b6de34ac6d8bb7dd5461c57940acfbd3ee7fd93e allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted regular expression.

• CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundThe product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.