CVE-2016-9294 describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before version 5008105780c0b0182ea6eda83ad5598f225be3ee, specifically within the jscompile.c component. This flaw allows context-dependent attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) by providing malformed labeled break/continue statements in JavaScript. With a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2016-10-26CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mujs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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