CVE-2016-9017
Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before a5c747f1d40e8d6659a37a8d25f13fb5acf8e767 allows context...
CVE-2016-9017 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Artifex Mujs, published October 28, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.64%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in mujs 1.2.0-2.oe2203.
Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before a5c747f1d40e8d6659a37a8d25f13fb5acf8e767 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by using the "opname in crafted JavaScript file" approach, related to an "Out-of-Bounds read" issue affecting the jsC_dumpfunction function in the jsdump.c component.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before a5c747f1d40e8d6659a37a8d25f13fb5acf8e767 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by using the "opname in crafted JavaScript file" approach, related to an "Out-of-Bounds read" issue affecting the jsC_dumpfunction function in the jsdump.c component.
- Record
CVE-2016-9017- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before a5c747f1d40e8d6659a37a8d25f13fb5acf8e767 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by using the "opname in crafted JavaScript file" approach, related to an "Out-of-Bounds read" issue affecting the jsC_dumpfunction function in the jsdump.c component.
- Record
CVE-2016-9017- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9839 No score
Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before a5c747f1d40e8d6659a37a8d25f13fb5acf8e767 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by using the "opname in crafted JavaScript file" approach, related to an "Out-of-Bounds read" issue affecting the jsC_dumpfunction function in the jsdump.c component.
- Record
EUVD-2016-9839- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-527p-fff3-w4mq
7.5
Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before a5c747f1d40e8d6659a37a8d25f13fb5acf8e767 allows context...
Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before a5c747f1d40e8d6659a37a8d25f13fb5acf8e767 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by using the "opname in crafted JavaScript file" approach, related to an "Out-of-Bounds read" issue affecting the jsC_dumpfunction function in the jsdump.c component.
- Record
GHSA-527p-fff3-w4mq- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before a5c747f1d40e8d6659a37a8d25f13fb5acf8e767 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by using the "opname in crafted JavaScript file" approach, related to an "Out-of-Bounds read" issue affecting the jsC_dumpfunction function in the jsdump.c component.
- Record
CVE-2016-9017- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2022-1976
9.8
mujs security update
MuJS is a lightweight Javascript interpreter designed for embedding in other software to extend them with scripting capabilities.
Security Fix(es):
In Artifex MuJS through 1.2.0, jsP_dumpsyntax in jsdump.c has a NULL pointer dereference, as demonstrated by mujs-pp.(CVE-2022-30975)
compile in regexp.c in Artifex MuJS through 1.2.0 results in stack consumption because of unlimited recursion, a different issue than CVE-2019-11413.(CVE-2022-30974)
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.(CVE-2016-7504)
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.(CVE-2016-9108)
An issue was discovered in Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before 4006739a28367c708dea19aeb19b8a1a9326ce08. The jsR_setproperty function in jsrun.c lacks a check for a negative array length. This leads to an integer overflow in the js_pushstring function in jsrun.c when parsing a specially crafted JS file.(CVE-2017-5627)
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was observed in Sp_replace_regexp function of Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before 5000749f5afe3b956fc916e407309de840997f4a. A successful exploitation of this issue can lead to code execution or denial of service condition.(CVE-2016-7506)
Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before a5c747f1d40e8d6659a37a8d25f13fb5acf8e767 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by using the "opname in crafted JavaScript file" approach, related to an "Out-of-Bounds read" issue affecting the jsC_dumpfunction function in the jsdump.c component.(CVE-2016-9017)
An issue was discovered in Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before 8f62ea10a0af68e56d5c00720523ebcba13c2e6a. The MakeDay function in jsdate.c does not validate the month, leading to an integer overflow when parsing a specially crafted JS file.(CVE-2017-5628)
An integer overflow vulnerability was observed in the regemit function in regexp.c in Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before fa3d30fd18c348bb4b1f3858fb860f4fcd4b2045. The attack requires a regular expression with nested repetition. A successful exploitation of this issue can lead to code execution or a denial of service (buffer overflow) condition.(CVE-2016-10141)
Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before a0ceaf5050faf419401fe1b83acfa950ec8a8a89 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by using the "crafted JavaScript" approach, related to a "Buffer Over-read" issue.(CVE-2016-9136)
- Record
OESA-2022-1976- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mujsopenEuler:22.03-LTS |
before 1.2.0-2.oe2203 | 1.2.0-2.oe2203 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
securityfocus.com/bid/94241
bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697171
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9017
github.com/advisories/GHSA-527p-fff3-w4mq
openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2022-1976
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30975
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30974
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7504
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9108
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5627
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7506
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5628
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10141
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9136