CVE-2016-2799
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.65%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-2799
To remediate CVE-2016-2799, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/firefox-esr—upgrade to 45.0esr-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.3.6-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-2799 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 45.0esr-1
- from 0, < 1.3.6-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |