HIGH
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was observed in Sp_replace_regexp function of Artifex Software, Inc
Published Oct 29, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.40%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.40% 0.02399
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02399
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.40% (0.02399) | 83.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.40% (0.02399) | 81.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.86% (0.00859) | 72.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.01% (0.02014) | 72.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.79% (0.00786) | 72.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00242) | 64.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00242) | 63.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00242) | 60.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00227) | 59.10th | 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=697141 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94241 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697141 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94241 | 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-2016-7506
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a