CRITICAL
A buffer overflow vulnerability was observed in divby function of Artifex Software, Inc
Published Oct 29, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.02%
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability was observed in divby function of Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before 8c805b4eb19cf2af689c860b77e6111d2ee439d5. A successful exploitation of this issue can lead to code execution or denial of service condition.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.02% 0.03023
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03023
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03023) | 87.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03023) | 85.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 73.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.00% (0.01003) | 84.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 13, 2024 | 1.00% (0.01003) | 83.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.71% (0.00709) | 79.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2023 | 0.71% (0.00709) | 77.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.67% (0.00667) | 76.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.58% (0.01578) | 75.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.58% (0.01578) | 75.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.58% (0.01578) | 73.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.58% (0.01578) | 52.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697140 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94231 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697140 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94231 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 29, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 9, 2016
Link CVE-2016-7505
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a