Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in Pango Library Affecting Gnome Products
CVE-2019-1010238

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Gnome
Status
Pango
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 July 2019

What is CVE-2019-1010238?

The Gnome Pango library version 1.42 and later suffers from a heap-based buffer overflow, which is triggered when an application processes invalid UTF-8 strings through functions like pango_itemize. This vulnerability lies in the pango_log2vis_get_embedding_levels function, specifically in the misassignment of characters and loop condition management. An attacker can exploit this weakness to execute arbitrary code, posing a significant risk to applications relying on Pango.

Affected Version(s)

Pango 1.42 and later

References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4081-1/
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4496
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/14
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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