CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-2799

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the graphite2::Slot::setAttr function in Graphite 2 before 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to exploit this vulnerability. This affects Mozilla Firefox before version 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before version 38.7.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may cause a denial of service or potentially trigger unspecified other impacts, leading to application disruption and user data exposure.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Graphite 2 to version 1.3.6 or later and to upgrade Mozilla Firefox to version 45.0 or later and Firefox ESR to version 38.7 or later.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Heap-based buffer overflow in the graphite2::Slot::setAttr 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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS