CVE-2011-0020

Published: Jan 24, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119

7.6HIGH

NVD MITRE

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:HAccess Complexity

High

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:CConfidentiality

Complete

I:CIntegrity

Complete

A:CAvailability

Complete

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

gnome

oss-project·USaka glib, gnome project

pangoOn-prem

Consumer Software / file-utility

pango

oss-project

pangoLibrary

OSS Libraries / generic-library

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Exploitability

4 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

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References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=671122

bugzilla.redhat.com

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=639882

bugzilla.gnome.org

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pango1.0/+bug/696616

bugs.launchpad.net

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