CVE-2016-1523
Published: 08 February 2016
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.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 6.5
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
graphite2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(1.3.5-1)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(1.3.5-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Released
(1.2.4-1ubuntu1.1)
|
|
|
Patches: Upstream: https://github.com/silnrsi/graphite/commit/2fc07f868146f924621307925b92a5161b7bd571 (0059) Upstream: https://github.com/silnrsi/graphite/commit/6106dcbd5bc4df2e6ef6a7c632c69ca71ba2b518 (0059) |
||
|
thunderbird Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(38.6.0)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(1:38.6.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was released [1:38.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1])
|
|
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1523
- http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0059/
- http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/02/vulnerability-spotlight-libgraphite.html
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2902-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2904-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian