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CVE-2015-8947

Published: Jul 19, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
7.6HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.5%
Top 17.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:LI:LA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

harfbuzz project
oss-projectaka harfbuzz
harfbuzzLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0072.html
rhn.redhat.com
https://github.com/behdad/harfbuzz/commit/f96664974774bfeb237a7274f512f64aaafb201e
github.com
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-76
security.gentoo.org
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