CVE-2016-1523

graphite2: Heap-based buffer overflow in context item handling functionality

Published Feb 13, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
The SillMap::readFace function in FeatureMap.cpp in Libgraphite in Graphite 2 1.2.4, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.6.1, mishandles a return value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (missing initialization, NULL pointer dereference, and application crash) via a crafted Graphite smart font.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3477-1 iceweasel security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3479-1 graphite2 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3491-1 icedove security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-2618 The SillMap::readFace function in FeatureMap.cpp in Libgraphite in Graphite 2 1.2.4, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.6.1, mishandles a return value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (missing initialization, NULL pointer dereference, and application crash) via a crafted Graphite smart font.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2902-1 graphite2 vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2904-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
References
Link Providers
http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/02/vulnerability-spotlight-libgraphite.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177520.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184623.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00053.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00055.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00052.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00058.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00088.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0197.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0258.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0594.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3477 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3479 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3491 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-14.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82991 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035017 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0059/ cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2902-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2904-1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246093 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1523 cve-icon
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 cve-icon cve-icon
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-35 cve-icon cve-icon
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-63 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1523 cve-icon
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla firefox Esr
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla firefox
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla firefox
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
certcc
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:02 PM
Reserved
Jan 7, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 13, 2016, 2:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:42 AM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Feb 5, 2016, 12:00 AM