CVE-2016-9109 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a crash in the MuJS JavaScript engine via incomplete escape sequences, requiring a patch to resolve.
- 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-2016-9109?
CVE-2016-9109 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
Artifex Software MuJS allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to incomplete escape sequences. NOTE: this vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-7563.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9109?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Artifex Mujs.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9109?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9109 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-2016-9109 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9109 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-34pw-wpqp-v5mm, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9109.