diff --git a/cve_bin_tool/checkers/harfbuzz.py b/cve_bin_tool/checkers/harfbuzz.py
index 653354c694..6c01418ca4 100644
--- a/cve_bin_tool/checkers/harfbuzz.py
+++ b/cve_bin_tool/checkers/harfbuzz.py
@@ -15,9 +15,14 @@
 
 class HarfbuzzChecker(Checker):
     CONTAINS_PATTERNS: list[str] = []
-    FILENAME_PATTERNS: list[str] = []
+    FILENAME_PATTERNS: list[str] = [r"libharfbuzz"]
     VERSION_PATTERNS = [
-        r"HB_OPTIONS\r?\nuniscribe-bug-compatible\r?\ninvalid\r?\n([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)",
-        r"([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\r?\nHarfBuzz",
+        r"HB_OPTIONS[\x00\r\n]+uniscribe-bug-compatible[\x00\r\n]+invalid[\x00\r\n]+([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)",
+        r"([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)[\x00\r\n]+HarfBuzz",
+        r"HB_OPTIONS[\x00\r\n]+uniscribe-bug-compatible[\x00\r\n]+([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)",
+        r"json[\x00\r\n]+([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)",
+        r"end table morx[\x00\r\n]+([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)[\x00\r\n]+replacing glyph",
+        r"<%d,%d,%d,%d>[\x00\r\n]+([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)[\x00\r\n]+start table",
+        r"@%d,%d[\x00\r\n]+([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)[\x00\r\n]+end table",
     ]
     VENDOR_PRODUCT = [("harfbuzz_project", "harfbuzz")]
diff --git a/test/test_data/harfbuzz.py b/test/test_data/harfbuzz.py
index 3111fcaff9..6150cf5a62 100644
--- a/test/test_data/harfbuzz.py
+++ b/test/test_data/harfbuzz.py
@@ -8,6 +8,38 @@
         "version_strings": ["HB_OPTIONS\nuniscribe-bug-compatible\ninvalid\n7.0.0"],
     },
     {"product": "harfbuzz", "version": "1.4.2", "version_strings": ["1.4.2\nHarfBuzz"]},
+    {
+        "product": "harfbuzz",
+        "version": "1.4.2",
+        "version_strings": [
+            "HB_OPTIONS\x00uniscribe-bug-compatible\x00invalid\x001.4.2"
+        ],
+    },
+    {
+        "product": "harfbuzz",
+        "version": "2.3.0",
+        "version_strings": ["HB_OPTIONS\x00uniscribe-bug-compatible\x002.3.0"],
+    },
+    {
+        "product": "harfbuzz",
+        "version": "2.6.4",
+        "version_strings": ["json\x002.6.4"],
+    },
+    {
+        "product": "harfbuzz",
+        "version": "6.0.0",
+        "version_strings": ["end table morx\x006.0.0\x00replacing glyph"],
+    },
+    {
+        "product": "harfbuzz",
+        "version": "8.2.2",
+        "version_strings": ["<%d,%d,%d,%d>\x008.2.2\x00start table"],
+    },
+    {
+        "product": "harfbuzz",
+        "version": "10.2.0",
+        "version_strings": ["@%d,%d\x0010.2.0\x00end table"],
+    },
 ]
 package_test_data = [
     {