Is CVE-2016-2797 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-2797 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-2797?

CVE-2016-2797 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-2797?

CVE-2016-2797 has an EPSS score of 2.72% (84th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2797?

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

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-2797

HIGHEPSS 84th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The graphite2::TtfUtil::CmapSubtable12Lookup function in Graphite 2 before 1.3.6, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Graphite smart font, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-2801.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

firefoxDebian

Fixed in:45.0-1CVE-2016-2797

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

2.72%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

mozilla.org

Third-Party Advisory6

Issue Tracking1

bugzilla.mozilla.org

Other references18

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.