CVE-2015-8947

Published: Jul 19, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

7.6

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 4.7

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Harfbuzz Project: Harfbuzz

Harfbuzz Project

1 product

Harfbuzz

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Harfbuzz Project Harfbuzz	Up to 1.0.4

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (16)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00070.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0072.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92039

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3067-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/behdad/harfbuzz/commit/f96664974774bfeb237a7274f512f64aaafb201e

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/behdad/harfbuzz/issues/139#issuecomment-146984679

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00022.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-76

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00070.html