An integer overflow vulnerability was observed in the regemit function in regexp.c in Artifex Software, Inc
Published Jan 13, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.65%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.65% (0.03645) | 89.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.65% (0.03645) | 88.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.65% (0.00652) | 69.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.82% (0.00821) | 82.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00579) | 77.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00579) | 75.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.56% (0.00564) | 74.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.46% (0.02464) | 81.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.46% (0.02464) | 79.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.46% (0.02464) | 58.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mujs.git%3Bh=fa3d30fd18c348bb4b1f3858fb860f4fcd4b2045 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95876 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697448 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mujs.git%3Bh=fa3d30fd18c348bb4b1f3858fb860f4fcd4b2045 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95876 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697448 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking |
Change history (0)
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