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CVE-2011-0020

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 FreeTyp…

Public exploit code

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Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
GnomePango
through 1.28.3
Versions 1.28.0, 1.28.1, 1.28.2
PangoPango
Versions 0.20, 0.21, 0.22, 0.23, 0.24, 0.25

Weakness classification

CWE-119

References