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CVE-2016-1521 (GCVE-0-2016-1521)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-02-13 02:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:02

Summary

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.

Severity

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

Assigner

certcc mitre root

References

18 references

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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-35	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
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http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3479	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0258.html	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0197.html	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-63	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfs…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Date Public

2016-02-05 00:00

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            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
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            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
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            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
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          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
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          {
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            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82991"
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            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2902-1"
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          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722"
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          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
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            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
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        "weaknesses": [
          {
            "description": [
              {
                "lang": "en",
                "value": "CWE-119"
              }
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          }
        ]
      }
    },
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      "id": "CVE-2016-1521",
      "initial_release_date": "2016-02-05T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:fixed": "171",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "graphite2: Out-of-bound read vulnerability triggered by crafted fonts",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-1521.json",
      "version": "3"
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      "id": "CVE-2016-1521",
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      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2016-1521",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2016-1521.json",
      "version": "37"
    }
  }
}

RHSA-2016_0258

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2016-02-18 15:23 - Updated: 2024-11-22 09:48

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update

Severity

Important

Scope

5 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2016-1521.

CVE-2016-1521

A vulnerability has been discovered in Graphite2. An attacker able to trick an unsuspecting user into opening specially crafted font files in an application using Graphite2 could exploit these flaws to cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the application.

6.8 ()


                
                  AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Fixed: 52 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0258

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RHSA-2016_0594

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2016-04-05 19:09 - Updated: 2024-11-22 09:50

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: graphite2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity

Important

Scope

4 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2016-1521.

CVE-2016-1521

6.8 ()


                
                  AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Fixed: 176 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0594

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SUSE-SU-2016:0779-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2016-03-15 17:01 - Updated: 2016-03-15 17:01

Summary

Security update for graphite2

Severity

Important

Scope

3 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2016-1521.

CVE-2016-1521

8.8 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Recommended: 30 products

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UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1521 (CVE-2016-1521)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2016-02-08 00:00 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:37 – Source website

Details

Severity

8.8 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1521	REPORT
	http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0058/	REPORT
	http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0061/	REPORT
	http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/02/vulnerability-…	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2902-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1521	REPORT

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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libgraphite2-3",
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-1ubuntu1.1"
          }
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      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "graphite2",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/graphite2@1.2.4-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
      },
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              "introduced": "0"
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            }
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      ],
      "versions": [
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        "1.2.4-1ubuntu1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "libgraphite2-3",
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        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
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        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/graphite2@1.3.5-1ubuntu1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
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        "1.2.4-3ubuntu1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1521",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:54Z",
  "published": "2016-02-08T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1521"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0058/"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0061/"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/02/vulnerability-spotlight-libgraphite.html"
    },
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2902-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1521"
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  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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