CVE-2018-6191
The js_strtod function in jsdtoa.c in Artifex MuJS through 1.0.2 has an integer overflow because...
The js_strtod function in jsdtoa.c in Artifex MuJS through 1.0.2 has an integer overflow because of incorrect exponent validation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The js_strtod function in jsdtoa.c in Artifex MuJS through 1.0.2 has an integer overflow because of incorrect exponent validation.
- Record
CVE-2018-6191- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The js_strtod function in jsdtoa.c in Artifex MuJS through 1.0.2 has an integer overflow because of incorrect exponent validation.
- Record
CVE-2018-6191- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-17952 No score
The js_strtod function in jsdtoa.c in Artifex MuJS through 1.0.2 has an integer overflow because of incorrect exponent validation.
- Record
EUVD-2018-17952- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rrxp-jc5m-rx5p
The js_strtod function in jsdtoa.c in Artifex MuJS through 1.0.2 has an integer overflow because...
The js_strtod function in jsdtoa.c in Artifex MuJS through 1.0.2 has an integer overflow because of incorrect exponent validation.
- Record
GHSA-rrxp-jc5m-rx5p- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The js_strtod function in jsdtoa.c in Artifex MuJS through 1.0.2 has an integer overflow because of incorrect exponent validation.
- Record
CVE-2018-6191- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Artifex MuJS 1.0.2 - Denial of Service | 2018-01-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-6191 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Artifex Mujs, published January 24, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.20%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/102840
git.ghostscript.com?p=mujs.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=25821e6d74fab5fcc200fe5e818362e03e114428
exploit-db.com/exploits/43903
bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698920
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6191
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rrxp-jc5m-rx5p