DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1523

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1523 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

6.5

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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:14	graphite2	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	graphite2	0, 0, 0
Debian:13	graphite2	0, 0, 0
Debian:11	graphite2	0, 0, 0

Timeline

Feb 13, 2016 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1523 advisory

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