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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-2801: ELSA-2016-0460 - thunderbird security update

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-2801: ELSA-2016-0460 - thunderbird security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/13/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/13/2016
Modified
04/11/2019

Description

The graphite2::TtfUtil::CmapSubtable12Lookup function in TtfUtil.cpp 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 (buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Graphite smart font, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-2797.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-firefox
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-thunderbird

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