High severity7.6NVD Advisory· Published Jul 19, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-8947
CVE-2015-8947
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00070.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0072.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92039nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3067-1nvd
- github.com/behdad/harfbuzz/commit/f96664974774bfeb237a7274f512f64aaafb201envd
- github.com/behdad/harfbuzz/issues/139nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00022.htmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-76nvd
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