SB2022112913 - Ubuntu update for harfbuzz



SB2022112913 - Ubuntu update for harfbuzz

Published: November 29, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022112913
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-9274)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when handling GPOS and GSUB table in hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh, hb-ot-layout-gsub-table.hh, and hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos-private.hh files. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.