CVE-2016-9108 Integer overflow in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted regular expression due to an integer overflow in the MuJS JavaScript engine.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-9108?
CVE-2016-9108 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 3 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Integer overflow in the js_regcomp function in regexp.c in Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before commit b6de34ac6d8bb7dd5461c57940acfbd3ee7fd93e allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted regular expression.
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9108?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Artifex Mujs, Fedoraproject Fedora.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9108?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2016-9108 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9108 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gw5r-44xc-8j82, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9108.