CVE-2009-1194

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.85% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory sun.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/35038 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1798 vendor advisory
http://github.com/bratsche/pango/commit/4de30e5500eaeb49f4bf0b7a07f718e149a2ed5e
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0476.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36145 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=480134
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-001.html patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/35018 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35021 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34870 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022196 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/54279 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/07/1 mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1269 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=496887 exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/36005 third party advisory
https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1194
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685 third party advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-36.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-773-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10137 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35914 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35027 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503349/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50397 vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264308-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1194?
CVE-2009-1194 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1194?
To fix CVE-2009-1194, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1194 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1194 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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