CVE-2016-1523

CVE Details

Release Date:	2016-02-05
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

The SillMap::readFace function in FeatureMap.cpp in Libgraphite inGraphite 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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.8
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (firefox)	ELSA-2016-0197	2016-02-16
Oracle Linux version 6 (firefox)	ELSA-2016-0197	2016-02-16
Oracle Linux version 7 (firefox)	ELSA-2016-0197	2016-02-16
Oracle Linux version 7 (graphite2)	ELSA-2016-0594	2016-04-05