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CVE-2016-1969

The setAttr function in Graphite 2 before 1.3.6, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and...

8.8 HighFix available

CVE-2016-1969 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Mozilla Firefox, published February 14, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.67%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in firefox-esr 45.0esr-1.

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.67%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

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.

Record
CVE-2016-1969
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2016-1969
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3058 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2016-3058
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-29w8-qmxg-g64x 8.8

The setAttr function in Graphite 2 before 1.3.6, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and...

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.

Record
GHSA-29w8-qmxg-g64x
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.8

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.

Record
CVE-2016-1969
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-1969 8.8

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1969
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-1969 8.8

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1969
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
firefox-esr
Debian:12
 before 45.0esr-1
45.0esr-1
firefox-esr
Debian:13
 before 45.0esr-1
45.0esr-1
firefox-esr
Debian:14
 before 45.0esr-1
45.0esr-1
graphite2
Debian:12
 before 1.3.6-1
1.3.6-1
graphite2
Debian:13
 before 1.3.6-1
1.3.6-1
graphite2
Debian:14
 before 1.3.6-1
1.3.6-1
iceweasel
Debian:7
 before 38.6.1esr-1~deb7u1, plus listed versions
10.0.12esr-110.0.12esr-1+alpha10.0.12esr-1+nmu110.0.12esr-1+nmu1+alpha11.0-1
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11.0-211.0-311.0-411.0~b1-111.0~b1-211.0~b2-111.0~b3-111.0~b4-111.0~b5-111.0~b6-112.0-112.0-212.0-312.0-412.0-512.0-612.0-713.0-113.0.1-113.0.1-214.0.1-114.0.1-215.0-115.0.1-116.0-116.0.1-116.0.2-117.0-117.0.1-117.0.1-217.0.10esr-1~deb7u117.0.5esr-117.0.6esr-117.0.6esr-1~deb7u117.0.7esr-117.0.7esr-1~deb7u117.0.7esr-217.0.8esr-117.0.8esr-1~deb7u117.0.8esr-217.0.8esr-2~deb7u117.0.9esr-1~deb7u118.0-118.0.1-118.0.2-1
38.6.1esr-1~deb7u1
iceweasel
Debian:8
 before 38.6.1esr-1~deb8u1, plus listed versions
31.6.0esr-131.7.0esr-1~deb7u131.7.0esr-1~deb8u131.8.0esr-1~deb7u131.8.0esr-1~deb8u1
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32.0-132.0.3-132.0~b1-132.0~b3-132.0~b5-133.0-133.0-233.1-134.0-135.0-135.0.1-136.0-136.0-236.0.1-136.0.1-236.0.4-137.0-137.0.1-137.0.2-138.0-138.0-238.0.1-138.0.1-238.0.1-338.0.1-438.0.1-538.1.0esr-138.1.0esr-238.1.0esr-338.1.1esr-138.1.1esr-1~deb9u138.2.0esr-138.2.0esr-1~deb7u138.2.0esr-1~deb8u138.2.0esr-1~stretch38.2.1esr-138.2.1esr-1~deb7u138.2.1esr-1~deb8u138.3.0esr-138.3.0esr-1~deb7u138.3.0esr-1~deb8u138.4.0esr-138.4.0esr-1~deb7u138.4.0esr-1~deb8u138.5.0esr-1
38.6.1esr-1~deb8u1
graphite2
Debian:7
 before 1.3.6-1~deb7u1, plus listed versions
1.1.3-11.1.3-1+powerpcspe11.2.0-11.2.0-21.2.0-3
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1.2.0-41.2.1-11.2.1-21.2.1-2+powerpcspe11.2.2-11.2.2-1+alpha1.2.2-21.2.3-11.2.3-1+powerpcspe11.2.4-11.2.4-1+powerpcspe11.2.4-21.2.4-31.3.0-11.3.0-21.3.2-11.3.2-21.3.2-31.3.2-41.3.3-11.3.4-11.3.4-21.3.5-11.3.5-1~deb7u11.3.5-1~deb8u1
1.3.6-1~deb7u1
graphite2
Debian:8
 before 1.3.6-1~deb8u1, plus listed versions
1.2.4-31.3.0-11.3.0-21.3.2-11.3.2-2
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1.3.2-31.3.2-41.3.3-11.3.4-11.3.4-21.3.5-11.3.5-1~deb7u11.3.5-1~deb8u11.3.6-1~deb7u11.3.6-1~deb7u2
1.3.6-1~deb8u1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:38.6.1-1.el5_11
0:38.6.1-1.el5_11
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:38.6.1-1.el5_11
0:38.6.1-1.el5_11
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:38.6.1-1.el5_11
0:38.6.1-1.el5_11
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:38.6.1-1.el5_11
0:38.6.1-1.el5_11
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:38.6.1-1.el6_7
0:38.6.1-1.el6_7
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:38.6.1-1.el6_7
0:38.6.1-1.el6_7
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:38.6.1-1.el6_7
0:38.6.1-1.el6_7
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:38.6.1-1.el6_7
0:38.6.1-1.el6_7
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:38.6.1-1.el6_7
0:38.6.1-1.el6_7
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:38.6.1-1.el6_7
0:38.6.1-1.el6_7
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:38.6.1-1.el6_7
0:38.6.1-1.el6_7
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:38.6.1-1.el6_7
0:38.6.1-1.el6_7
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:38.6.1-1.el7_2
0:38.6.1-1.el7_2
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:38.6.1-1.el7_2
0:38.6.1-1.el7_2
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:38.6.1-1.el7_2
0:38.6.1-1.el7_2
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:38.6.1-1.el7_2
0:38.6.1-1.el7_2
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:38.6.1-1.el7_2
0:38.6.1-1.el7_2
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:38.6.1-1.el7_2
0:38.6.1-1.el7_2
firefox
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
24.0+build1-0ubuntu125.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.128.0~b2+build1-0ubuntu228.0+build1-0ubuntu128.0+build2-0ubuntu1
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28.0+build2-0ubuntu229.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.230.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.331.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.132.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.132.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.133.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.134.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.135.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.235.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.136.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.436.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.136.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.137.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.137.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.137.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.138.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.139.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.139.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.140.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.140.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.440.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.141.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.141.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.141.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.142.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.143.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.143.0.4+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.144.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.144.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.144.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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