OSV-2020-130 Use-of-uninitialized-value in OT::TupleVarHeader::calculate_scalar

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An attacker can cause a denial of service in applications using the HarfBuzz library by triggering a use-of-uninitialized-value bug in font processing.

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Fix
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What is OSV-2020-130?

OSV-2020-130 is a vulnerability in harfbuzz, published on 24 Jun 2020.

Official description

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=20919

Crash type: Use-of-uninitialized-value
Crash state:
OT::TupleVarHeader::calculate_scalar
OT::gvar::accelerator_t::apply_deltas_to_points
bool OT::glyf::Glyph::get_points<bool OT::glyf::accelerator_t::get_points<OT::gl

Which versions are affected by OSV-2020-130?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
harfbuzz OSS-FuzzAll versionsNone

How do I fix OSV-2020-130?

No fix has been published for OSV-2020-130 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is OSV-2020-130 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of OSV-2020-130 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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