hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh in HarfBuzz before 1.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a…
Priority LOW 38CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02551 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:harfbuzz_project:harfbuzz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | Harfbuzz Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:harfbuzz_project:harfbuzz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·Harfbuzz Project
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2016:0072 Released 2016-01-27 · Red Hat rating Importantchromium-browser security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-48.0.2564.82-1.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-48.0.2564.82-1.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-48.0.2564.82-1.el6
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0072 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0072 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0072 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-8947
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8w8v-wf57-7pwq
References
More Harfbuzz Project Harfbuzz vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-37616 HarfBuzz heap-buffer-overflow on hb_cairo_glyphs_from_buffer CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2023-10653 hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos.hh in HarfBuzz through 6.0.0 allows attackers to trigger O(n^2)… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-01883 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in HarfBuzz before 1.0.6, as used in Google Chrome… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.6
- TI-2021-20935 HarfBuzz 2.9.0 has an out-of-bounds write in hb_bit_set_invertible_t::set (called from… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2015-07652 HarfBuzz before 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-18220 Null Pointer Dereference in SubtableUnicodesCache::create leading to DoS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2015-8947 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-8947 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8w8v-wf57-7pwq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-8947 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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