USN-3067-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3067-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3067-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3067-1
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Published
2016-08-24T13:31:59.262244Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:17Z
Summary
harfbuzz vulnerabilities
Details

Kostya Serebryany discovered that HarfBuzz incorrectly handled memory. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause HarfBuzz to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8947)

It was discovered that HarfBuzz incorrectly handled certain length checks. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause HarfBuzz to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-2052)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / harfbuzz

Package

Name
harfbuzz
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/harfbuzz@0.9.27-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.27-1ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.9.19-1
0.9.19-1ubuntu1
0.9.24-2ubuntu1
0.9.24-2ubuntu2
0.9.24-2ubuntu3
0.9.25-1ubuntu1
0.9.26-3
0.9.26-4
0.9.27-1
0.9.27-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-harfbuzz-0.0",
            "binary_version": "0.9.27-1ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libharfbuzz-bin",
            "binary_version": "0.9.27-1ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libharfbuzz-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.9.27-1ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libharfbuzz-gobject0",
            "binary_version": "0.9.27-1ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libharfbuzz-icu0",
            "binary_version": "0.9.27-1ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libharfbuzz0b",
            "binary_version": "0.9.27-1ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2015-8947"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / harfbuzz

Package

Name
harfbuzz
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/harfbuzz@1.0.1-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.1-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.1-1build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-harfbuzz-0.0",
            "binary_version": "1.0.1-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libharfbuzz-bin",
            "binary_version": "1.0.1-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libharfbuzz-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.0.1-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libharfbuzz-gobject0",
            "binary_version": "1.0.1-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libharfbuzz-icu0",
            "binary_version": "1.0.1-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libharfbuzz0b",
            "binary_version": "1.0.1-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2015-8947"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2016-2052"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}