CVE-2017-5436

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.

CVSS breakdown

Affected products

• Debian / debian_linux8.0 – 8.0
• Mozilla / Firefox45.9.0
• Mozilla / Firefoxunspecified – 53
• Mozilla / Firefox ESRunspecified – 45.9
• Mozilla / Firefox ESRunspecified – 52.1
• Mozilla / Thunderbirdunspecified – 52.1
• Mozilla / Thunderbird52.1.0
• RedHat / enterprise_linux7.0 – 7.0
• RedHat / enterprise_linux6.0 – 6.0
• RedHat / enterprise_linux_desktop6.0 – 6.0
• RedHat / enterprise_linux_desktop7.0 – 7.0
• RedHat / enterprise_linux_server6.0 – 6.0
• RedHat / enterprise_linux_server7.0 – 7.0
• RedHat / enterprise_linux_server_aus7.3 – 7.3
• RedHat / enterprise_linux_server_aus7.4 – 7.4
• RedHat / enterprise_linux_server_eus7.5 – 7.5
• RedHat / enterprise_linux_server_eus7.4 – 7.4
• RedHat / enterprise_linux_server_eus7.3 – 7.3
• RedHat / enterprise_linux_workstation6.0 – 6.0
• RedHat / enterprise_linux_workstation7.0 – 7.0
• sil / graphite21.3.10

References

• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/
• MISChttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-25
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3831
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/
• MISChttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104
• MISChttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1345461
• VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201