Is CVE-2016-2795 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-2795 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-2795?

CVE-2016-2795 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-2795?

CVE-2016-2795 has an EPSS score of 2.28% (81th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2795?

Upgrade firefox on debian unstable to 45.0-1 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-2795

HIGHEPSS 81th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The graphite2::FileFace::get_table_fn function in Graphite 2 before 1.3.6, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7, does not initialize memory for an unspecified data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted Graphite smart font.

CWE-19

How to fix

Remediation Available

firefoxDebian

Fixed in:45.0-1CVE-2016-2795

firefoxUbuntu

Fixed in:45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-2917-1

graphite2Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.3.6-1ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-2927-1

libgraphite2-3Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.3.6-1ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-2927-1

thunderbirdUbuntu

Fixed in:1:38.7.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-2934-1

Fixed in:1:38.7.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-2934-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.28%probability of exploitation in 30 days

81stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 81% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

mozilla.org

Third-Party Advisory5

Issue Tracking1

bugzilla.mozilla.org

Other references19

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-19 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-5477	High	7.8	91%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-9034	Medium	5.0	83%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-4977	High	8.8	79%	-	-
CVE-2016-3236	Critical	9.8	78%	-	-
CVE-2014-7141	Medium	6.4	76%	-	Fix
CVE-2015-5374	High	7.8	74%	-	-

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