Buffer overflow in Gnome Pango

CVE-2019-1010238

Gnome Pango 1.42 and later is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: The heap based buffer overflow can be used to get code execution. The component is: function name: pango_log2vis_get_embedding_levels, assignment of nchars and the…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.063 (92.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • josh@bress.net (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • josh@bress.net (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
  • josh@bress.net (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • josh@bress.net (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
  • josh@bress.net (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • josh@bress.net (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • josh@bress.net (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
  • josh@bress.net (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
  • josh@bress.net (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • josh@bress.net (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1010238?
CVE-2019-1010238 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gnome Pango, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-07-19.
How severe is CVE-2019-1010238?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.