CVE-2016-1969
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.8
Description
The setAttr function in Graphite 2 before 1.3.6, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.6.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Graphite smart font.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 45.0esr-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 45.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 45.0esr-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 45.0esr-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 45.0esr-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| sil | graphite2 | {"endIncluding":"1.3.5"} | |
| mozilla | firefox | {"endIncluding":"44.0.2"} | |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.0 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.0.1 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.0.5 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.1.0 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.1.1 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.2.0 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.2.1 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.3.0 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.4.0 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.5.0 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.5.1 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 38.6.0 | |
References
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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