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    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 (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file, related to the glyph box for an FT_Bitmap object.

    Published:Jan 18, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jan 24, 2011
    EPSS Score:0.07842
    CVSS Score:7.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnome
    Product
    Pango
    Vendor
    Pango
    Product
    Pango
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/18/6http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/20/2https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pango1.0/+bug/696616https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=671122http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/18/6http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/20/2https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pango1.0/+bug/696616https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=671122https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35232

    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/18/6
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/20/2
    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/2011/0186
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0238
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pango1.0/+bug/696616
    https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=639882
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=671122
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64832
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/18/6
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/20/2
    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/2011/0186
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0238
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pango1.0/+bug/696616
    https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=639882
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=671122
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64832

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High