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CVE-2023-25193: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

February 4, 2023 (updated November 9, 2023)

hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos.hh in HarfBuzz through 6.0.0 allows attackers to trigger O(n^2) growth via consecutive marks during the process of looking back for base glyphs when attaching marks.

References

  • chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/e1f324aa681af54101c1f2d173d92adb80e37088/DEPS
  • github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/blob/2822b589bc837fae6f66233e2cf2eef0f6ce8470/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos.hh
  • github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/commit/85be877925ddbf34f74a1229f3ca1716bb6170dc
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KWCHWSICWVZSAXP2YAXM65JC2GR53547/
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25193

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions up to 6.0.0

Fixed versions

  • 7.1.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 7.1.0 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Source file

conan/harfbuzz/CVE-2023-25193.yml

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