CVE-2016-2796

Published: Mar 13, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

8.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the graphite2::vm::Machine::Code::Code 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 or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Graphite smart font.

Affected (22)

Products: Sil: Graphite2 · Opensuse: Leap, Opensuse · Suse: Linux Enterprise · +2 more

Show all products

Sil: Graphite2 · Opensuse: Leap, Opensuse · Suse: Linux Enterprise · Oracle: Linux · Mozilla: Firefox

1 product

2 products

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Sil Graphite2	version ≤ 1.3.5

Configuration B

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Leap	Version 42.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.2
Suse Linux Enterprise	Version 12.0

Configuration C

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Oracle Linux	Version 5.0
Oracle Linux	Version 6
Oracle Linux	Version 7

Configuration D

14 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	version ≤ 44.0.2
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.0.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.0.5
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.1.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.1.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.2.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.2.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.3.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.4.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.5.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.5.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.6.0
Mozilla Firefox	Version 38.6.1

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (52)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00089.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00091.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00006.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00007.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00008.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3510

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3515

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3520

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-37.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84222

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-2

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-3

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2927-1

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2934-1

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1243816

Source: security@mozilla.org

Issue Tracking

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-63

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html