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CVE-2019-1010238

9.8 · CRITICAL

Gnome Pango 1.42 and later is affected by: Buffer Overflow.

Published Jul 19, 2019CWE-787EPSS 6.27%

Overview

CVE-2019-1010238 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 19, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Gnome Pango 1.42 and later is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: The heap based buffer overflow can be used to get code execution. The component is: function name: pango_log2vis_get_embedding_levels, assignment of nchars and the loop condition. The attack vector is: Bug can be used when application pass invalid utf-8 strings to functions like pango_itemize.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2571Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2582Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2594Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3234Refgitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pango/-/commits/main/pango/pango-bidi-type.cRefgitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pango/-/issues/342Reflists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D6HWAHXJ2ZXINYMANHPFDDCJFWUQ57M4/Reflists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VFFF4FY7SCAYT3EKTYPGRN6BVKZTH7Y7/Refseclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/14

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1010238?

CVE-2019-1010238 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 19, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2019-1010238?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2019-1010238?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2019-1010238?

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