Mozilla Firefox 44 Graphite2 glyph memory corruption

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A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox 44 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function graphite2::GlyphCache::glyph of the component Graphite2. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 03/08/2016 by Holger Fuhrmannek as MFSA 2016-37 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-2791 since 03/01/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/09/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89763 (CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2016:0373)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196453 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Thunderbird Vulnerabilities (USN-2934-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (111341), Tenable (89763), SecurityFocus (BID 84222†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57127†). Similar entries are available at VDB-81201, VDB-81203, VDB-81206 and VDB-81207.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 89763
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2016:0373)
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OpenVAS ID: 703510
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3510-1 (iceweasel - security update)
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Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2016-37
Researcher: Holger Fuhrmannek
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-2791 (🔍)
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X-Force: 111341 - Mozilla Firefox Graphite2 buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 84222 - Graphite2 library Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1035215
Vulnerability Center: 57127 - Mozilla Firefox <45 and <ESR 38.7 Remote DoS due to a Vulnerability in Graphite 2 Library - CVE-2016-2791, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2016 10:18 AM
Updated: 07/09/2022 01:26 PM
Changes: 03/09/2016 10:18 AM (76), 09/01/2018 09:03 AM (14), 07/09/2022 01:26 PM (4)
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