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CVE-2016-1969 Details

Description

The setAttr function in Graphite 2 before 1.3.6, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.6.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact 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)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1242322 CVE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 CVE
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-38.html CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215 CVE
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1242322 [email protected]

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

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

Affected Products

ProductVersions
sil graphite2
<= 1.3.5

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
mozilla firefox
<= 44.0.2
38.0
38.0.1
38.0.5
38.1.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-1969
NVD Published Date:
Mar 13, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-1969 Details - Not Deferred