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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-9109

🗓️ 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Linux host has unpatched MuJS vulnerability causing denial of service due to escape sequence fix.

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Family
CNVD
Artifex MuJS Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
9 Nov 201600:00
cnvd
CVE
CVE-2016-9109
18 Jan 201717:00
cve
Cvelist
CVE-2016-9109
18 Jan 201717:00
cvelist
Debian CVE
CVE-2016-9109
18 Jan 201717:00
debiancve
EUVD
EUVD-2016-9930
7 Oct 202500:30
euvd
Fedora
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: mujs-0-6.20161031gita0ceaf5.fc24
24 Nov 201620:35
fedora
Fedora
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: zathura-pdf-mupdf-0.3.0-3.fc25
24 Nov 201616:35
fedora
Fedora
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: mujs-0-6.20161031gita0ceaf5.fc25
24 Nov 201616:35
fedora
Fedora
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: zathura-pdf-mupdf-0.3.0-3.fc23
1 Dec 201622:21
fedora
Fedora
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: mujs-0-6.20161031gita0ceaf5.fc23
1 Dec 201622:21
fedora
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(255153);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/08/25");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-9109");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-9109");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - 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.
    (CVE-2016-9109)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9109");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-9109");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/10/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/08/25");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mupdf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-16.04");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "mupdf"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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25 Aug 2025 00:00Current
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Vulners AI Score7.3
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