CVE-2016-2796

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the graphite2::vm::Machine::Code::Code function in Graphite 2 before 1.3.6, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Graphite smart font.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 13, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-2796: High severity, CVSS 8.8 | Vulnix