CVE-2016-2791

high

Description

The graphite2::GlyphCache::glyph function in Graphite 2 before 1.3.6, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Graphite smart font.

References

Advisories
More

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00008.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00007.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00006.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-63

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1243473

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2934-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2927-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-3

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-2

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84222

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-37.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3520

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3515

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3510

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00089.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-03-13

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00822