CVE-2024-56732 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the hb_cairo_glyphs_from_buffer function of the HarfBuzz text shaping engine, affecting versions 8.5.0 through 10.0.1. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the inherent severity warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 8.5.0, <= 10.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:harfbuzz_project:harfbuzz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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