Out-of-Bounds Affecting pango1.0 package, versions <1.42.4-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
1.54% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-PANGO10-294588
  • published22 Aug 2018
  • disclosed24 Aug 2018

Introduced: 22 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-15120  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable pango1.0 to version 1.42.4-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pango1.0 package and not the pango1.0 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

libpango in Pango 1.40.8 through 1.42.3, as used in hexchat and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted text with invalid Unicode sequences.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1