High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 18, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2016-9109

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.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue Tracking
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/13nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94150nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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