CVE-2016-9294

Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before 5008105780c0b0182ea6eda83ad5598f225be3ee allows context...

7.5 High

Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before 5008105780c0b0182ea6eda83ad5598f225be3ee allows context-dependent attackers to conduct "denial of service (application crash)" attacks by using the "malformed labeled break/continue in JavaScript" approach, related to a "NULL pointer dereference" issue affecting the jscompile.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: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.78%Up 1.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2016-9294
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-9294
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-10105 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-10105
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fv39-8gm8-9qg3 7.5

Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before 5008105780c0b0182ea6eda83ad5598f225be3ee allows context...

Record: GHSA-fv39-8gm8-9qg3
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

Record: CVE-2016-9294
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

artifex mujs

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-9294 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Artifex Mujs, published November 12, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.78%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.