CVE-2016-1523
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6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.3%
Description
The SillMap::readFace function in FeatureMap.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, mishandles a return value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (missing initialization, NULL pointer dereference, and application crash) via a crafted Graphite smart font.
How to fix CVE-2016-1523
To remediate CVE-2016-1523, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.3.5-1 or later
- —upgrade to 38.6.1esr-1~deb7u1 or later
Is CVE-2016-1523 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.3.5-1
- from 0, < 38.6.1esr-1~deb7u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |