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Out-of-bounds Read

CVE-2016-9109

Severity High
Score 7.5/10

Summary

Artifex Software MuJS allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to incomplete escape sequences. NOTE: this vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-7563.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-125 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Out-of-bounds read is a vulnerability that allows access to memory beyond the authorized accessible location. Such a vulnerability compromises the confidentiality of the trusted environment in the application and enables an attacker to launch further attacks by leveraging the exposed information.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published