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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2010-0421

Array index error in the hb_ot_layout_build_glyph_classes function in pango/opentype/hb-ot-layout.cc in Pango before 1.27.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted font file, related to building…

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 2.47%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.47%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Array index error in the hb_ot_layout_build_glyph_classes function in pango/opentype/hb-ot-layout.cc in Pango before 1.27.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted font file, related to building a synthetic Glyph Definition (aka GDEF) table by using this font's charmap and the Unicode property database.

CVSS 2.0
4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
2.47% probability · 84th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
gnome/pango
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.