Out-of-Bounds Affecting harfbuzz package, versions <1.0.1-1ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    3.87% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-HARFBUZZ-279360
  • published 19 Jul 2016
  • disclosed 19 Jul 2016

How 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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Red Hat

5.6 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low