CVE•Published 2018-06-11•Modified 2026-10-16•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2017-5436Debian · Debian_linux
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
83
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 17% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
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 vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.
Timeline
Published 2018-06-11
Modified 2026-10-16
External references
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Shodan report
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GitHub code
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Known PoCs on GitHub
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