CVE-2016-1523 Affecting graphite2-devel package, versions <0:1.3.6-1.el7_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.32% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-GRAPHITE2DEVEL-2506715
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed13 Feb 2016

Introduced: 13 Feb 2016

CVE-2016-1523  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 graphite2-devel to version 0:1.3.6-1.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-0594.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream graphite2-devel package and not the graphite2-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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