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CVE-2017-5627

7.8 · HIGH

An issue was discovered in Artifex Software, Inc.

Published Jan 30, 2017CWE-190EPSS 1.24%

Overview

CVE-2017-5627 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 30, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

An issue was discovered in Artifex Software, Inc. MuJS before 4006739a28367c708dea19aeb19b8a1a9326ce08. The jsR_setproperty function in jsrun.c lacks a check for a negative array length. This leads to an integer overflow in the js_pushstring function in jsrun.c when parsing a specially crafted JS file.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refgit.ghostscript.com/?p=mujs.git%3Bh=4006739a28367c708dea19aeb19b8a1a9326ce08Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/95856Refbugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697497Refgit.ghostscript.com/?p=mujs.git%3Bh=4006739a28367c708dea19aeb19b8a1a9326ce08Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/95856Refbugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697497

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5627?

CVE-2017-5627 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 30, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2017-5627?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2017-5627?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2017-5627?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2017-5627 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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