VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-1523
CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.32%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-02-13
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
The SillMap::readFace function in FeatureMap.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, 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.
Primary references
- cret@cert.org
- cret@cert.org — Third Party Advisory
- cret@cert.org — Third Party Advisory
- cret@cert.org
- cret@cert.org
- cret@cert.org
- cret@cert.org
- cret@cert.org
- cret@cert.org
- cret@cert.org
- cret@cert.org
- cret@cert.org