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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201701-76 ] HarfBuzz: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 31 January 2017
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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org>
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Subject: [ GLSA 201701-76 ] HarfBuzz: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-76
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: HarfBuzz: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 31, 2017
Bugs: #572856
ID: 201701-76

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in HarfBuzz, the worst of
which could allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service
condition.

Background
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HarfBuzz is an OpenType text shaping engine.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/harfbuzz < 1.0.6 >= 1.0.6

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

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

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All HarfBuzz users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/harfbuzz-1.0.6"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-8947
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8947
[ 2 ] CVE-2016-2052
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2052

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

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

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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