Pango Null Pointer Dereference in hb_buffer_add_glyph() May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1025145 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1025145
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2011-0064
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Mar 2 2011
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 1.28.3
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Pango. A remote user may be able to cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
The software does not check for memory reallocation failures in the hb_buffer_ensure() function. A user can exploit this to trigger a NULL pointer dereference in hb_buffer_add_glyph() and potentially execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The Mozilla security team reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a source code fix, available via git.
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Vendor URL: www.pango.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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