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CVE-2015-8947

HIGH · CVSS 7.6 EPSS 2.45% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-07-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.6. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗ github.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2015-8947
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.6
EPSS
2.45%

Original NVD Description

hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh in HarfBuzz before 1.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-2052.