CVE-2016-7563 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in the MuJS JavaScript engine via an out-of-bounds read triggered by specific input characters.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-7563?
CVE-2016-7563 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7563?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Artifex Mujs.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7563?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7563 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-7563 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7563 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9fp8-j5gx-w9pc.