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CVE-2016-1969 json

The setAttr function in Graphite 2 before 1.3.6, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.6.1, allows remote a…

published 2016-03-13 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-3058

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.7%
EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The setAttr function in Graphite 2 before 1.3.6, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.6.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Graphite smart font.

Patch / fix

  • graphite2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.3.6-1
  • firefox-esr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 45.0esr-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1969

  • firefox Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1969

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • firefox RHEL 5 38.6.1-1.el5_11
  • firefox RHEL 6 38.6.1-1.el6_7
  • firefox RHEL 7 38.6.1-1.el7_2

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:0197

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-1969 updated cvss 4.3

mozilla: out-of-bounds write with malicious font in graphite2 (MFSA 2016-38)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox 38.6.1-1.el5_11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 38.6.1-1.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 38.6.1-1.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox 38.6.1-1.el5_11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox 38.6.1-1.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox 38.6.1-1.el6_7
    +9 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox 38.6.1-1.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox 38.6.1-1.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 38.6.1-1.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox 38.6.1-1.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 38.6.1-1.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox 38.6.1-1.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 38.6.1-1.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox 38.6.1-1.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 38.6.1-1.el7_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0197
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 thunderbird
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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