USN-7575-1: MuJS vulnerabilities

Publication date

18 June 2025

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in MuJS.

Releases


Packages

  • mujs - Lightweight Javascript interpreter

Details

It was discovered that MuJS did not correctly handle try/finally
statements, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-45005)

Han Zheng discovered that MuJS did not correctly handle recursion, which
could lead to stack exhaustion. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-30974)

Han Zheng discovered that MuJS did not correctly handle certain memory
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. (CVE-2022-30975)

It was discovered that MuJS did not correctly handle try/finally
statements, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-45005)

Han Zheng discovered that MuJS did not correctly handle recursion, which
could lead to stack exhaustion. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-30974)

Han Zheng discovered that MuJS did not correctly handle certain memory
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. (CVE-2022-30975)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.04 jammy libmujs-dev –  1.1.3-3ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libmujs1 –  1.1.3-3ubuntu0.1~esm1  
mujs –  1.1.3-3ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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