CVE-2016-1521

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1521
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-02-13 02:59:06 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe directrun function in directmachine.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, does not validate a certain skip operation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, obtain sensitive information, or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted Graphite smart font.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.0.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.1.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.1.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.2.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.2.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.3.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.4.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.5.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.5.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.5.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.6.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All
Application Sil Graphite2 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0791-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Cisco's Talos Intelligence Group Blog: Vulnerability Spotlight: Libgraphite Font Processing Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blog.talosintel.com Third Party Advisory
Vulnerabilities in Graphite 2 — Mozilla af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Third Party Advisory
Libgraphite Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3479-1 graphite2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0779-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Mozilla SeaMonkey: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-35) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0875-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: graphite2-1.3.5-1.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Oracle Linux Bulletin - January 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: graphite2-1.3.6-1.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Oracle Linux Bulletin - April 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Graphite: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-63) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
USN-2902-1: graphite2 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710417 Gentoo Linux Graphite Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-63)
  • 710447 Gentoo Linux Mozilla SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-35)
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