HarfBuzz up to 1.0.3 hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HarfBuzz up to 1.0.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2015-9274. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HarfBuzz up to 1.0.3. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the file hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

HarfBuzz before 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read of two bytes and application crash) because of GPOS and GSUB table mishandling, related to hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh, hb-ot-layout-gsub-table.hh, and hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos-private.hh.

The bug was discovered 09/25/2015. The weakness was disclosed 11/15/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-9274 since 11/14/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1147 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 1.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: HarfBuzz 1.0.4
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

09/25/2015 🔍
11/14/2018 +1146 days 🔍
11/15/2018 +1 days 🔍
11/15/2018 +0 days 🔍
11/16/2018 +1 days 🔍
06/06/2023 +1663 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: c917965b9e6fe2b21ed6c51559673288fa3af4b7
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2015-9274 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-9274
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126897

Entryinfo

Created: 11/16/2018 07:43
Updated: 06/06/2023 15:58
Changes: 11/16/2018 07:43 (57), 04/13/2020 11:23 (1), 06/06/2023 15:58 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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