The graphite2::GlyphCache::glyph 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 (buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Graphite smart font.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2016-2791 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Base Score | 6.8 |
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Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Access Vector | Network |
Access Complexity | Medium |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
Integrity Impact | Partial |
Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2016:0460 | 2016-03-16 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2016:0460 | 2016-03-16 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2016:0460 | 2016-03-16 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (firefox) | RHSA-2016:0373 | 2016-03-09 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (firefox) | RHSA-2016:0373 | 2016-03-09 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (firefox) | RHSA-2016:0373 | 2016-03-09 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) (thunderbird) | RHSA-2016:0460 | 2016-03-16 |