Is CVE-2019-12798 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-12798 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-12798?

CVE-2019-12798 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2019-12798?

Patch guidance is available from artifex security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2019-12798.

Fix CVE-2019-12798 - CRITICAL artifex mujs

Description

An issue was discovered in Artifex MuJS 1.0.5. regcompx in regexp.c does not restrict regular expression program size, leading to an overflow of the parsed syntax list size.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-185

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ARTIFEX
Published: 6/13/2019
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

artifex : mujs

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2019-12798. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2019-12798

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CVE-2019-12798 vulnerability