openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for harfbuzz

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU102297

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-56732

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the hb_cairo_glyphs_from_buffer() function in hb-cairo.cc. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 24.03 LTS SP1

harfbuzz-help: before 8.3.0-2

harfbuzz-devel: before 8.3.0-2

harfbuzz-debugsource: before 8.3.0-2

harfbuzz-debuginfo: before 8.3.0-2

harfbuzz: before 8.3.0-2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:openeuler:24.03:LTS SP1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:harfbuzz-help:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:harfbuzz-devel:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:harfbuzz-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:harfbuzz-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:harfbuzz:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*

External links

http://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2025-1019

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.