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CVE-2011-0020

Published: Jan 24, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
7.6HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
18.9%
Top 3.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
4 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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

AV:NAC:HAu:NC:CI:CA:C
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 gnome project, glib
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
Privilege Escalation
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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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