CVE-2016-2792

Summary

CVECVE-2016-2792
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-03-13 18:59:00 UTC
Updated2019-12-27 16:08:00 UTC
DescriptionThe graphite2::Slot::getAttr function in Slot.cpp 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 (buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Graphite smart font, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-2800.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.0.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.1.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.1.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.2.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.2.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.3.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.4.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.5.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.5.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.6.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.6.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.0.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.1.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.1.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.2.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.2.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.3.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.4.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.5.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.5.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.6.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr 38.6.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 6 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 7 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 6 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 7 All All All
Application Sil Graphite2 All All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise 12.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise 12.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-2917-3: Firefox regressions | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0909-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3520-1 icedove DEBIAN www.debian.org
Graphite2 library Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
USN-2934-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
USN-2917-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3510-1 iceweasel DEBIAN www.debian.org
USN-2927-1: graphite2 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201605-06) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Access Denied CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0733-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0820-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Spoof the Address Bar, Overwrite Files, and Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0894-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3515-1 graphite2 DEBIAN www.debian.org
Graphite: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-63) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Font vulnerabilities in the Graphite 2 library — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0731-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0777-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Oracle Linux Bulletin - January 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1769-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0876-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
USN-2917-2: Firefox regressions | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1778-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1767-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0727-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
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)
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