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CVE-2011-0064 Detail

Description

The hb_buffer_ensure function in hb-buffer.c in HarfBuzz, as used in Pango 1.28.3, Firefox, and other products, does not verify that memory reallocations succeed, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted OpenType font data that triggers use of an incorrect index.


Evaluator Description

Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html 'CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference'

Severity



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Hyperlink Resource
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/harfbuzz/commit/?id=a6a79df5fe2ed2cd307e7a991346faee164e70d9 Patch 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056065.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025145
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2178
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:040
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0309.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46632
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1082-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0543 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0555 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0558 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0584
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0683
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=606997
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672502
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678563 Patch 
https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/63070 Patch 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65770

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-0064
NVD Published Date:
03/07/2011
NVD Last Modified:
07/14/2021
Source:
MITRE