CVE-2011-0020

N/A Unknown
Published: January 24, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/18/6
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/20/2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://osvdb.org/70596
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/42934
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/43100
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45842
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0186
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=671122
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/18/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/20/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://osvdb.org/70596
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/42934
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/43100
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0180.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45842
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024994
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0186
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0238
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pango1.0/+bug/696616
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=639882
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=671122
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64832
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

30 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
18.9%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

pango gnome