CVE-2016-2797: mozilla firefox
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-2797 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 2.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 18 · Related 10Timeline
- 13-03-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The graphite2::TtfUtil::CmapSubtable12Lookup function in Graphite 2 before 1.3.6, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Graphite smart font, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-2801.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
2.71%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
86%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.71% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu3 products
- firefox< 45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
- graphite2< 1.3.6-1ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 1.3.6-1ubuntu1
- thunderbird< 1:38.7.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 1:38.7.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Debian2 products
- firefox-esr< 45.0esr-1
- graphite2< 1.3.6-1
Mozilla1 product
- firefox≤ 44.0.2 | 38.0 | 38.0.1 | 38.0.5 | 38.1.0 | 38.1.1 | 38.2.0 | 38.2.1 | 38.3.0 | 38.4.0 | 38.5.0 | 38.5.1 | 38.6.0 | 38.6.1
Oracle1 product
- linuxEOL5.0 | 6 | 7
Sil1 product
- graphite2≤ 1.3.5
Suse1 product
- linux_enterprise12.0
7 vendors · 11 products
References
33 links- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00006.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00008.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party Advisory
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- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00007.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party Advisory