THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-2799
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-2799

Linux vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
4.9%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
Heap-based buffer overflow in the graphite2::Slot::setAttr 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.
Affected vendor
Oracle
Affected product
Linux
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2016-03-13

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-2799

  • Confirm whether Oracle Linux is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-2799.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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