CVE-2016-2790 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted Graphite smart font due to uninitialized memory in the Graphite 2 library used by Firefox.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-2790?
CVE-2016-2790 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 13 Mar 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-19
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2790?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse Opensuse, Oracle Linux, Sil Graphite2, Suse Linux Enterprise.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2790?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-2790 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2790 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2790, GHSA-6rxm-w469-4789, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2790.