CVE-2016-1526

CVSS V2 Medium 5.8 CVSS V3 High 8.1

Description

The TtfUtil:LocaLookup function in TtfUtil.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, incorrectly validates a size value, which allows remote attackers to 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-2016-1526

Assigner
cret@cert.org

Vulnerability Status
Modified

Published Version
2016-02-13T02:59:12

Last Modified Date
2018-01-05T02:30:33

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-119	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	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:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:::::::*	1	OR
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:a:sil:graphite2:1.2.4:::::::*	1	OR
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:N/A:P

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
PARTIAL

Base Score
5.8

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
8.6

Impact Score
4.9

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.0

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
REQUIRED

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
8.1

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
2.8

Impact Score
5.2

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/02/vulnerability-spotlight-libgraphite.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-14.html	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184623.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3479	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177520.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82991
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0594.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00052.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00088.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00058.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2902-1
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-63
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-35
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0695.html

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1526
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1526

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 18:52:37				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 08:22:01	cert@cert.org	cret@cert.org	CVE Assigner	updated
2022-12-02 08:22:01	2016-02-13T02:59Z	2016-02-13T02:59:12	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-02 08:22:01		2018-01-05T02:30:33	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-02 08:22:01		Modified	Vulnerability Status	updated