CVE-2011-0020
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-0020 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2011-01-24 18:00:03 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
HighAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Gnome | Pango | 1.28.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Pango | 1.28.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Pango | 1.28.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Pango | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 0.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 0.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 0.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 0.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 0.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 0.25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 0.26 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.26 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.27 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pango | Pango | 1.9 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| oss-security - CVE request: heap corruption in libpango | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | Exploit |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Pango Font Parsing 'pangoft2-render.c' Heap Corruption Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Bug 639882 – Heap corruption in font parsing with FreeType2 backend | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.gnome.org | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: heap corruption in libpango | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | Exploit |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Bug 671122 – CVE-2011-0020 pango: Heap-based buffer overflow by rendering glyph box for certain FT_Bitmap objects | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Exploit |
| osvdb.org/70596 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | osvdb.org | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2011:005 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Bug #696616 “Heap corruption in font parsing with FreeType2 back...” : Bugs : pango1.0 package : Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.launchpad.net | Exploit |
| Pango Heap Overflow in pango_ft2_font_render_box_glyph() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Pango "pango_ft2_font_render_box_glyph()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Red Hat update for pango and evolution28-pango - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com | CVE-2011-0020 | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.