CVE-2011-0020
EPSS 5.7%
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.
How to fix CVE-2011-0020
To remediate CVE-2011-0020, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/pango1.0—upgrade to 1.28.3-1+squeeze1 or later
Is CVE-2011-0020 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 5.7%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.28.3-1+squeeze1