CVE-2016-1709

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ByteArray::Get method in data/byte_array.cc in Google sfntly before 2016-06-10, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SFNT font.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.21% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00021.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00022.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92053 vdb entry
https://github.com/googlei18n/sfntly/commit/468cad540fa1b0027cad60456f53feabecdce2bc
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/07/stable-channel-update.html
https://github.com/googlei18n/sfntly/pull/56
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00028.html vendor advisory
https://github.com/googlei18n/sfntly/commit/c56b85408bab232efd7e650f0994272a174e3b92
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00020.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1485.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036428 vdb entry
https://crbug.com/614934
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3637 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1709?
CVE-2016-1709 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1709?
To fix CVE-2016-1709, 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-2016-1709 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1709 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.
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