CVE-2016-1521
HIGH8.8EPSS 0.85%graphite2 - security update
Published: 2/13/2016Modified: 3/9/2026
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/graphite2from 0, < 1.3.5-1
- Debian/graphite2from 0, < 1.3.5-1~deb7u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |