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CVE-2016-1521 Details

Description

The directrun function in directmachine.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, does not validate a certain skip operation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, obtain sensitive information, or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted Graphite smart font.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/02/vulnerability-spotlight-libgraphite.html CVEThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177520.html CVEThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184623.html CVEThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00052.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00058.html CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
debian debian linux
7.0
8.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
sil graphite2
<= 1.2.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:sil:graphite2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
mozilla firefox
<= 42.0
38.0.1
38.0.5
38.1.0
38.1.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
mozilla thunderbird
<= 38.5.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
fedoraproject fedora
22
23

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-1521
NVD Published Date:
Feb 13, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-1521 Details - Not Deferred