Medium severity · published Jan 24, 2018
CVE-2018-5759
jsparse.c in Artifex MuJS through 1.0.2 does not properly maintain the AST depth for binary expressions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive…
5.5
CVSS
5.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
jsparse.c in Artifex MuJS through 1.0.2 does not properly maintain the AST depth for binary expressions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive recursion) via a crafted file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.1% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MU
Mujs · Artifex
through 1.0.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5759
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5759
git.ghostscript.com
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mujs.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4d45a96e57fbabf00a7378b337d0ddcace6f38c1
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102833
Permissions Required
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698868
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43904/
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