CVE-2011-0020
Heap-based buffer overflow in the pango_ft2_font_render_box_glyph function in pango/pangoft2-render.c in libpango in Pango 1.28.3 and earlier, when the FreeType2 backend is enabled, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.9%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the pango_ft2_font_render_box_glyph function in pango/pangoft2-render.c in libpango in Pango 1.28.3 and earlier, when the FreeType2 backend is enabled, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file, related to the glyph box for an FT_Bitmap object.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 18.94% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- gnome/pango · pango/pango
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/18/6Exploit
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/20/2Exploit
- http://osvdb.org/70596
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42934
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43100
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0180.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45842
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024994
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0186Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0238
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pango1.0/+bug/696616Exploit
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=639882
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=671122Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64832
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/18/6Exploit
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/20/2Exploit
- http://osvdb.org/70596
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42934
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43100
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0180.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45842
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024994
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0186Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0238
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pango1.0/+bug/696616Exploit
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=639882
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=671122Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64832
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.