{"id":"CVE-2017-5436","title":"An out-of-bounds write in the Graphite 2 library triggered with a maliciously crafted Graphite font","summary":"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 vulner…","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-787"],"vendor":"sil","product":"graphite2","affected":["debian_linux = 8.0","enterprise_linux = 6.0","enterprise_linux = 7.0","enterprise_linux_desktop = 6.0","enterprise_linux_desktop = 7.0","enterprise_linux_server = 6.0","enterprise_linux_server = 7.0","enterprise_linux_server_aus = 7.3","enterprise_linux_server_aus = 7.4","enterprise_linux_server_eus = 7.3","enterprise_linux_server_eus = 7.4","enterprise_linux_server_eus = 7.5","enterprise_linux_workstation = 6.0","enterprise_linux_workstation = 7.0","graphite2 < 1.3.10","firefox < 45.9.0","firefox >= 46.0, < 52.1.0","thunderbird < 52.1.0"],"patched":["graphite2 1.3.10","firefox 52.1.0","thunderbird 52.1.0"],"published":"2018-06-11","updated":"2026-10-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-16T15:29:13.000","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5436","references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940","label":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320","label":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104","label":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106","label":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201","label":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1345461","label":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-25","label":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3831","label":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/","label":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/","label":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/","label":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/","label":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1345461","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-25","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3831","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.02289,"epssPercentile":0.83111,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-27T18:52:09.323Z","slug":"CVE-2017-5436","body":"## Overview\n\nAn 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `debian_linux = 8.0`\n- `enterprise_linux = 6.0`\n- `enterprise_linux = 7.0`\n- `enterprise_linux_desktop = 6.0`\n- `enterprise_linux_desktop = 7.0`\n- `enterprise_linux_server = 6.0`\n- `enterprise_linux_server = 7.0`\n- `enterprise_linux_server_aus = 7.3`\n- `enterprise_linux_server_aus = 7.4`\n- `enterprise_linux_server_eus = 7.3`\n- `enterprise_linux_server_eus = 7.4`\n- `enterprise_linux_server_eus = 7.5`\n- `enterprise_linux_workstation = 6.0`\n- `enterprise_linux_workstation = 7.0`\n- `graphite2 < 1.3.10`\n- `firefox < 45.9.0`\n- `firefox >= 46.0, < 52.1.0`\n- `thunderbird < 52.1.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `graphite2 1.3.10`\n- `firefox 52.1.0`\n- `thunderbird 52.1.0`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":49,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0.5,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}