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CVE-2017-5436

An out-of-bounds write in the Graphite 2 library triggered with a maliciously crafted Graphite font.

Published 8 y ago · modified 22 d ago · JSON

CVSS
8.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.3%
percentile 83%
Public exploits
0
none known

An out-of-bounds write in the Graphite 2 library triggered with a maliciously crafted Graphite font. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This issue was fixed in the Graphite 2 library as well as Mozilla products. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.18.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Mozilla Thunderbird
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR
  • Mozilla Firefox

Classification

Weakness

References

  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1106 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201706-25 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/97940 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3831 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1038320 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1104 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1345461 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1201 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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