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.
Published: 2011-01-24
Score: 7.6 High
EPSS: 5.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-0046 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1082-1 Pango vulnerabilities
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:43:14.022Z

Reserved: 2010-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-0020

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-01-24T18:00:03.783

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-0020

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-01-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-0020 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses