Out-of-Bounds Affecting harfbuzz package, versions <1.0.1-1ubuntu0.1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-HARFBUZZ-279360
- published 19 Jul 2016
- disclosed 19 Jul 2016
Introduced: 19 Jul 2016
CVE-2015-8947 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 harfbuzz to version 1.0.1-1ubuntu0.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream harfbuzz package and not the harfbuzz package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh in HarfBuzz before 1.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-2052.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-8947
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8947
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-76
- https://github.com/behdad/harfbuzz/commit/f96664974774bfeb237a7274f512f64aaafb201e
- https://github.com/behdad/harfbuzz/issues/139#issuecomment-146984679
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00070.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0072.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92039
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3067-1
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