Vulnerability in Pango
CVE-2009-1194
Integer overflow in the pango_glyph_string_set_size function in pango/glyphstring.c in Pango before 1.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long glyph string that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as demonstrated by a long document.location value in Firefox.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.041 (90.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pango — versions 1.2, 1.4, 1.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/35038 (third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1798 (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/bratsche/pango/commit/4de30e5500eaeb49f4bf0b7a07f718e149a2ed5e
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0476.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/36145 (third-party-advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi
- www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-001.html (Patch)
- secunia.com/advisories/35018 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/35021 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34870 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-1194?
- CVE-2009-1194 is a vulnerability in Pango, classified under CWE-189. Published 2009-05-11.
- Is CVE-2009-1194 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.