Vulnerability · Published Feb 14, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-45005
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the mujs package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 73% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 27.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Artifex MuJS v1.1.3 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow which is caused by conflicting JumpList of nested try/finally statements.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | mujs | 1.1.3-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45005 |
| Debian:13 | mujs | 1.1.3-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45005 |
| Debian:14 | mujs | 1.1.3-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45005 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704749 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/ccxvii/mujs/commit/df8559e7bdbc6065276e786217eeee70f28fce66 x_refsource_MISC