8.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-56732
HarfBuzz Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
Description

HarfBuzz is a text shaping engine. Starting with 8.5.0 through 10.0.1, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the hb_cairo_glyphs_from_buffer function.

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Published Date :

Dec. 27, 2024, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 28, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-56732 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Harfbuzz_project harfbuzz
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/commit/1767f99e2e2196c3fcae27db6d8b60098d3f6d26
https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/security/advisories/GHSA-qmp9-xqm5-jh6m

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-56732 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Dec. 28, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 27, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description HarfBuzz is a text shaping engine. Starting with 8.5.0 through 10.0.1, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the hb_cairo_glyphs_from_buffer function.
    Added CVSS V4.0 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
    Added CWE CWE-122
    Added Reference https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/commit/1767f99e2e2196c3fcae27db6d8b60098d3f6d26
    Added Reference https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/security/advisories/GHSA-qmp9-xqm5-jh6m
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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