PT-2016-1426 · Mozilla+5 · Firefox Esr+7
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Published
2016-03-07
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Updated
2024-10-22
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CVE-2016-2793
CVSS v3.1
8.8
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Graphite 2 versions prior to 1.3.6
Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 45.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.x versions prior to 38.7
Description
The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the CachedCmap.cpp component of Graphite 2, a rendering tool used in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted Graphite smart font, potentially leading to a denial of service or other unspecified impacts.
Recommendations
For Graphite 2 versions prior to 1.3.6, update to version 1.3.6 or later to resolve the issue.
For Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 45.0, update to version 45.0 or later to resolve the issue.
For Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.x versions prior to 38.7, update to version 38.7 or later to resolve the issue.
Exploit
Fix
DoS
Buffer Overflow
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Centos
Graphite 2
Firefox
Firefox Esr
Red Hat
Suse
Ubuntu