OSV-2020-121 Heap-buffer-overflow in BEInt<short, 2>::operator short

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

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Fix
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What is OSV-2020-121?

OSV-2020-121 is a memory corruption vulnerability in harfbuzz, published on 24 Jun 2020.

Official description

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=21092

Crash type: Heap-buffer-overflow READ 2
Crash state:
BEInt&lt;short, 2&gt;::operator short
OT::IntType&lt;short, 2u&gt;::operator int
OT::SegmentMaps::map

Which versions are affected by OSV-2020-121?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
harfbuzz OSS-FuzzAll versionsNone

How do I fix OSV-2020-121?

No fix has been published for OSV-2020-121 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-2020-121 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of OSV-2020-121 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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