CVE-2016-1521
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 8.8
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-1521
- Assigner
- cret@cert.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-02-13T02:59:06
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-07-01T01:29:33
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sil:graphite2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.2.4 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 42.0 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 38.5.1 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1521 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1521 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:40:35 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 08:21:47 | cert@cert.org | cret@cert.org | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-02 08:21:47 | 2016-02-13T02:59Z | 2016-02-13T02:59:06 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 08:21:47 | 2017-07-01T01:29:33 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 08:21:47 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |