CVE detail
CVE-2016-1523
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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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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- Mozilla Updates Firefox to Patch Critical FlawsSecurityWeek
Mozilla released updates for the standard and ESR versions of Firefox last week to address vulnerabilities classified as having “critical” impact.
newswww.securityweek.comFeb 15, 2016, 12:33 PM
Exploit code
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