CVE-2016-2790

Severity

68%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

106%

The graphite2::TtfUtil::GetTableInfo function in Graphite 2 before 1.3.6, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7, does not initialize memory for an unspecified data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted Graphite smart font.

The graphite2::TtfUtil::GetTableInfo function in Graphite 2 before 1.3.6, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7, does not initialize memory for an unspecified data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted Graphite smart font.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 8 years ago

2016-03-13 18:59:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-12-27 16:08:00

Affected Software

openSUSE Leap 42.1

42.1

OpenSUSE 13.1

13.1

OpenSUSE 13.2

13.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise 12.0

12.0

Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.0

38.0

Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.0.1

38.0.1

Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.0.5

38.0.5

Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.1.0

38.1.0

Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.1.1

38.1.1

Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.2.0

38.2.0

Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.2.1

38.2.1

Mozilla Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) 38.3.0

38.3.0

Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.4.0

38.4.0

Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.5.0

38.5.0

Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.5.1

38.5.1

Mozilla Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) 38.6.0

38.6.0

Mozilla Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) 38.6.1

38.6.1

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