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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | mupdf | No fix yet | — |
References
- [oss-security] 20161030 Re: Re: CVE request - mujs Heap-Buffer-Overflow write and OOB Read mailing-list
- 94150 vdb-entry
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697136#c4
- [oss-security] 20161107 Re: CVE request - mujs Heap-Buffer-Overflow write and OOB Read mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20161030 Re: CVE request - mujs Heap-Buffer-Overflow write and OOB Read mailing-list