CVE-2016-2796

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    CVE-2016-2796

    Published: 13 Mar 2016Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Heap-based buffer overflow in the graphite2::vm::Machine::Code::Code function in Graphite 2 before 1.3.6, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Graphite smart font.

    References: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00089.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84222, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00006.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00007.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00008.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3510, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3515, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3520, http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-37.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-2, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-3, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2927-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2934-1, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-63, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1243816

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.3.5
    1.3.4
    1.3.3
    1.3.2
    1.3.1
    1.3.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High