HIGH
The chartorune function in Artifex Software MuJS allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a * (asterisk) at the end of the input
Published Jan 18, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.50%
Description
The chartorune function in Artifex Software MuJS allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a * (asterisk) at the end of the input.
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.
1.50% 0.01496
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01496
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 | 1.50% (0.01496) | 73.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.51% (0.01508) | 71.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00316) | 52.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00132) | 49.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00132) | 48.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00132) | 46.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/21/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/28/11 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697136 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/21/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/28/11 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697136 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 18, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 9, 2016
Link CVE-2016-7563
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a