CVE-2016-1523
moderate-risk
Published 2016-02-13
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.
Do I need to act?
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1.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.5/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (19)
Affected Vendors
References (50)
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177520.h...
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184623.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3479
and 30 more references
47
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
4/34 · Minimal
Exposure
19/34 · Moderate