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CVE-2017-5436 An out-of-bounds write in the Graphite 2 library triggered with a maliciously crafted Graphite font. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This issue was fixed in the Graphite 2 library as....

HighCVSS 8.8 EPSS 2.3%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

An out-of-bounds write in the Graphite 2 library triggered with a maliciously crafted Graphite font. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This issue was fixed in the Graphite 2 library as well as Mozilla products. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
debian/firefox-esr(Debian:12) < 45.9.0esr-1 45.9.0esr-1
debian/firefox-esr(Debian:13) < 45.9.0esr-1 45.9.0esr-1
debian/firefox-esr(Debian:14) < 45.9.0esr-1 45.9.0esr-1
mozilla Thunderbird < 52.1 52.1
mozilla firefox esr < 45.9 45.9
mozilla firefox esr < 52.1 52.1
mozilla Firefox < 53 53
debian linux = 8.0 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux = 6.0 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux = 7.0 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux desktop = 6.0 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux desktop = 7.0 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux server = 6.0 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux server = 7.0 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux server aus = 7.3 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux server aus = 7.4 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux server eus = 7.3 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux server eus = 7.4 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux server eus = 7.5 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux workstation = 6.0 No fix listed
redhat enterprise linux workstation = 7.0 No fix listed
sil graphite2 < 1.3.10 1.3.10
mozilla Firefox < 45.9.0 45.9.0
mozilla Firefox >= 46.0, < 52.1.0 52.1.0
mozilla Thunderbird < 52.1.0 52.1.0

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