CVE-2016-1969

mozilla: out-of-bounds write with malicious font in graphite2 (MFSA 2016-38)

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The setAttr function in Graphite 2 before 1.3.6, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.6.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Graphite smart font.

La función setAttr en Graphite 2 en versiones anteriores a 1.3.6, como se utiliza en Mozilla Firefox en versiones anteriores a 45.0 y Firefox ESR 38.x en versiones anteriores a 38.6.1, permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (escritura fuera de rango) o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado a través de una fuente inteligente Graphite manipulada.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Firefox, Thunderbird, Network Security Services (NSS), and NetScape Portable Runtime (NSPR) with the worst of which may allow remote execution of arbitrary code. Versions less than 4.12 are affected.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-01-20 CVE Reserved
2016-03-13 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215	Vdb Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1242322	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-38.html	2016-12-03
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06	2016-12-03
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1969	2016-02-16
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1317560	2016-02-16

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Sil Search vendor "Sil"		Graphite2 Search vendor "Sil" for product "Graphite2"				<= 1.3.5 Search vendor "Sil" for product "Graphite2" and version " <= 1.3.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				<= 44.0.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " <= 44.0.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				38.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				38.0.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.0.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				38.0.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.0.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				38.1.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.1.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				38.1.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.1.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				38.2.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.2.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				38.2.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.2.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				38.3.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.3.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				38.4.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.4.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				38.5.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.5.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				38.5.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.5.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				38.6.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "38.6.0"		-		Affected