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TI-2016-01400 Aliases CVE-2016-1522GHSA-g9c3-vp28-w6w3

Code.cpp in Libgraphite in Graphite 2 1.2.4, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 and…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Code.cpp in Libgraphite in Graphite 2 1.2.4, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.6.1, does not consider recursive load calls during a size check, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Graphite smart font.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0831 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 19

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*22VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*23VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.0.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.1.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.1.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.2.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.2.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.3.0VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.1.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.1.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.2.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.2.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.3.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 9 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.4.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.5.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.5.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.5.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.6.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 38.5.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:sil:graphite2:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.4VulnerableSil
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.4.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.5.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.5.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.5.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.6.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 38.5.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:sil:graphite2:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.4 Vulnerable ·Sil

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2016:0594 Released 2016-04-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    graphite2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) graphite2-1.3.6-1.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) graphite2-devel-1.3.6-1.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) graphite2-1.3.6-1.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) graphite2-devel-1.3.6-1.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) graphite2-1.3.6-1.el7_2, graphite2-1.3.6-1.el7_2.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) graphite2-devel-1.3.6-1.el7_2, graphite2-devel-1.3.6-1.el7_2.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) graphite2-1.3.6-1.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) graphite2-devel-1.3.6-1.el7_2
  • RHSA-2016:0258 Released 2016-02-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) thunderbird-38.6.0-1.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) thunderbird-38.6.0-1.el5_11, thunderbird-38.6.0-1.el5_11.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) thunderbird-38.6.0-1.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird-38.6.0-1.el5_11, thunderbird-38.6.0-1.el5_11.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) thunderbird-38.6.0-1.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird-38.6.0-1.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) thunderbird-38.6.0-1.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) thunderbird-38.6.0-1.el7_2
  • RHSA-2016:0197 Released 2016-02-16 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox-38.6.1-1.el5_11, firefox-38.6.1-1.el5_11.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox-38.6.1-1.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox-38.6.1-1.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox-38.6.1-1.el5_11, firefox-38.6.1-1.el5_11.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox-38.6.1-1.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox-38.6.1-1.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox-38.6.1-1.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox-38.6.1-1.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox-38.6.1-1.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox-38.6.1-1.el6_7, firefox-38.6.1-1.el6_7.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox-38.6.1-1.el7_2, firefox-38.6.1-1.el7_2.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox-38.6.1-1.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox-38.6.1-1.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox-38.6.1-1.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox-38.6.1-1.el7_2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2016:0197
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0197, RHSA-2016:0258, RHSA-2016:0594
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0197, RHSA-2016:0594
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0594
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0594
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2016:0197, RHSA-2016:0258
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0197, RHSA-2016:0258
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0197
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0197
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2016:0258
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0197
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0197, RHSA-2016:0594
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0197, RHSA-2016:0258
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0197, RHSA-2016:0258, RHSA-2016:0594
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0197, RHSA-2016:0258
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0197, RHSA-2016:0258, RHSA-2016:0594
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0197
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0197, RHSA-2016:0594

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1522
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g9c3-vp28-w6w3

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 11

Other 2

Sources

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