# CVE-2016-1969: 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 at

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-03-13 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1242322
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-38.html

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