CVE-2015-9274

Description

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.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.05% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/commit/c917965b9e6fe2b21ed6c51559673288fa3af4b7 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-9274?
CVE-2015-9274 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-9274?
To fix CVE-2015-9274, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-9274 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-9274 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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