In MuJS before version 1.1.2, a use-after-free flaw in the regexp source property access may cause denial of service.
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In MuJS before version 1.1.2, a use-after-free flaw in the regexp source property access may cause denial of service.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00713 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MuJS | MuJS | 1.1.1 – all | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MuJS VendorMuJS Affected 1.1.1 – all Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-33796
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pc6c-fw6q-cfhj
More Artifex Mujs vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-13164 Memory corruption in mujs CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-08527 An issue was discovered in Artifex MuJS 1.0.5. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-08217 An integer overflow vulnerability was observed in the regemit function in regexp.c in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-06378 A buffer overflow vulnerability was observed in divby function of Artifex Software, Inc. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-08209 Heap-based buffer overflow in the js_stackoverflow function in jsrun.c in Artifex… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-06377 A use-after-free vulnerability was observed in Rp_toString function of Artifex Software… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-33796 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-33796 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pc6c-fw6q-cfhj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-33796 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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