// For flags

CVE-2023-25193

harfbuzz: allows attackers to trigger O(n^2) growth via consecutive marks

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

A vulnerability was found HarfBuzz. This flaw allows attackers to trigger O(n^2) growth via consecutive marks during the process of looking back for base glyphs when attaching marks.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-02-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-02-04 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-25 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Harfbuzz Project
Search vendor "Harfbuzz Project"
Harfbuzz
Search vendor "Harfbuzz Project" for product "Harfbuzz"
<= 6.0.0
Search vendor "Harfbuzz Project" for product "Harfbuzz" and version " <= 6.0.0"
-
Affected
Fedoraproject
Search vendor "Fedoraproject"
Fedora
Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"
36
Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "36"
-
Affected