CVE-2016-1523

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.

6.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.34% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00088.html	vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-35	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3491	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82991	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3477	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2902-1	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00055.html	vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0594.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00053.html	vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035017	vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00058.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3479	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/02/vulnerability-spotlight-libgraphite.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0258.html	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2904-1	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246093	issue tracking
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177520.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0197.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00052.html	vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-63	vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184623.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-14.html	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1523?: CVE-2016-1523 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1523?: To fix CVE-2016-1523, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1523 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2016-1523 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.