High severity · published Mar 13, 2016
CVE-2016-1969
The setAttr function in Graphite 2 before 1.3.6, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.6.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
8.8
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The setAttr function in Graphite 2 before 1.3.6, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.6.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Graphite smart font.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
Firefox · Mozilla
through 44.0.2; 38.0; 38.0.1; 38.0.5; 38.1.0; 38.1.1; +7 more · source: NVD
GR
Graphite2 · Sil
through 1.3.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1969
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1969
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-38.html
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215
bugzilla.mozilla.org
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1242322
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
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