CVE-2016-1977

CVE Details

Release Date:	2016-03-08
Impact:	Critical	What is this?

Description

The Machine::Code::decoder::analysis::set_ref function in Graphite 2before 1.3.6, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption) 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-2016-0373	2016-03-09
Oracle Linux version 5 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2016-0460	2016-03-16
Oracle Linux version 6 (firefox)	ELSA-2016-0373	2016-03-09
Oracle Linux version 6 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2016-0460	2016-03-16
Oracle Linux version 7 (firefox)	ELSA-2016-0373	2016-03-09
Oracle Linux version 7 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2016-0460	2016-03-16