CVE-2010-0421

Publication date 18 March 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

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.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
pango1.0	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	9.10 karmic	Fixed 1.26.0-1ubuntu0.1
	9.04 jaunty	Ignored end of life
	8.10 intrepid	Ignored end of life, was needed
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 1.20.5-0ubuntu1.2
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored end of life

Notes

mdeslaur

debian patch is different, backport?

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
pango1.0	Upstream: ?id=797 Vendor: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=10;filename=pango1.0_1.20.5-5%2Blenny1.debdiff;att=1;bug=574021

CVE-2010-0421

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Notes

mdeslaur

Patch details

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