CVE-2015-8947 is a buffer over-read vulnerability in HarfBuzz versions prior to 1.0.5, specifically within the hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh component. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially other unspecified impacts through specially crafted data. With a CVSS score of 7.6 (High), it can be exploited over the network with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to low confidentiality and integrity impacts but high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:harfbuzz_project:harfbuzz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
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