OSV-2018-116 Heap-buffer-overflow in BEInt<unsigned short, 2>::operator unsigned short

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A heap buffer overflow in font parsing allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute code via malicious fonts.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Not stated
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is OSV-2018-116?

OSV-2018-116 is a memory corruption vulnerability in harfbuzz, published on 13 Jan 2021.

Official description

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=11060

Crash type: Heap-buffer-overflow READ 1
Crash state:
BEInt&lt;unsigned short, 2&gt;::operator unsigned short
AAT::LookupFormat10&lt;OT::IntType&lt;unsigned int, 4u&gt; &gt;::sanitize
AAT::Lookup&lt;OT::IntType&lt;unsigned int, 4u&gt; &gt;::sanitize

Which versions are affected by OSV-2018-116?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including harfbuzz.

PackageAffectedFixed in
harfbuzz OSS-FuzzAll versionsNone

How do I fix OSV-2018-116?

No fix has been published for OSV-2018-116 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is OSV-2018-116 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of OSV-2018-116 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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