CVE-2009-1194
Integer overflow in the pango_glyph_string_set_size function in pango/glyphstring.c in Pango before 1.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long glyph string that…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.13%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Integer overflow in the pango_glyph_string_set_size function in pango/glyphstring.c in Pango before 1.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long glyph string that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as demonstrated by a long document.location value in Firefox.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.13% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- pango/pango
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://github.com/bratsche/pango/commit/4de30e5500eaeb49f4bf0b7a07f718e149a2ed5e
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html
- http://osvdb.org/54279
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35018
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35021
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35027
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35038
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35685
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35914
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36005
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36145
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264308-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1798
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-36.html
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-001.htmlPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/07/1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0476.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503349/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34870
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022196
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-773-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1269
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=480134
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=496887Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50397
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1194
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.