CVE-2010-0421

Published: Mar 18, 2010Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Array index error in the hb_ot_layout_build_glyph_classes function in pango/opentype/hb-ot-layout.cc in Pango before 1.27.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted font file, related to building a synthetic Glyph Definition (aka GDEF) table by using this font's charmap and the Unicode property database.

Affected (1)

Products: Gnome: Pango

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnome Pango	Up to 1.27

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (30)

http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/pango/1.27/pango-1.27.1.tar.bz2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00002.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/39041

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://securitytracker.com/id?1023711

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2019

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:121

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0140.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38760

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0627

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0661

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1552

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=555831

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9417

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/pango/1.27/pango-1.27.1.tar.bz2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00002.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/39041

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://securitytracker.com/id?1023711

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2019

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:121

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0140.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38760

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0627

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0661

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1552

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=555831

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9417

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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