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View CVE-2016-2790 →
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2790
The graphite2::TtfUtil::GetTableInfo function in Graphite 2 before 1.3.6, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7, doe...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The graphite2::TtfUtil::GetTableInfo function in Graphite 2 before 1.3.6, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7, does not initialize memory for an unspecified data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted Graphite smart font.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
firefox-esr
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"45.0esr-1"}]}]
Debian:13
firefox-esr
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"45.0esr-1"}]}]
Debian:14
firefox-esr
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"45.0esr-1"}]}]
Debian:12
graphite2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.3.6-1"}]}]
Debian:13
graphite2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.3.6-1"}]}]
Debian:14
graphite2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.3.6-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org