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GLSA-201701-76 : HarfBuzz: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 96914

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201701-76 (HarfBuzz: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in HarfBuzz. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 Remote attackers, through the use of crafted data, could cause a Denial of Service condition or have other unspecified impacts.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All HarfBuzz users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/harfbuzz-1.0.6'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-76

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 96914

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201701-76.nasl

Version: 3.3

Type: local

Published: 2/1/2017

Updated: 1/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-8947

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-2052

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:harfbuzz

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/31/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8947, CVE-2016-2052

GLSA: 201701-76