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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-45005 · published 14 February 2022

CVE-2021-45005: Artifex mujs out-of-bounds write vulnerability

Artifex · Mujs

Artifex MuJS v1.1.3 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow which is caused by conflicting JumpList of nested try/finally statements.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 1.4% · top 28.3% CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
1.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704749 Permissions Required
https://github.com/ccxvii/mujs/commit/df8559e7bdbc6065276e786217eeee70f28fce66 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=704749 Permissions Required
https://github.com/ccxvii/mujs/commit/df8559e7bdbc6065276e786217eeee70f28fce66 PatchThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-45005), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.