6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-1194
Pango Integer Overflow Denial of Service/Arbitrary Code Execution
Description

Integer overflow in the pango_glyph_string_set_size function in pango/glyphstring.c in Pango before 1.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long glyph string that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as demonstrated by a long document.location value in Firefox.

INFO

Published Date :

May 11, 2009, 3:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 1:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2009-1194 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-1194 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Pango pango
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-1194.

URL Resource
http://github.com/bratsche/pango/commit/4de30e5500eaeb49f4bf0b7a07f718e149a2ed5e
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html
http://osvdb.org/54279
http://secunia.com/advisories/35018
http://secunia.com/advisories/35021
http://secunia.com/advisories/35027
http://secunia.com/advisories/35038
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685
http://secunia.com/advisories/35914
http://secunia.com/advisories/36005
http://secunia.com/advisories/36145
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264308-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1798
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-36.html
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-001.html Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/07/1
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0476.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503349/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34870
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022196
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-773-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1269
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=480134
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=496887 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50397
https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1194
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10137

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-1194 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-1194 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2009-1194 pango: pango_glyph_string_set_size integer overflow Integer overflow in the pango_glyph_string_set_size function in pango/glyphstring.c in Pango before 1.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long glyph string that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as demonstrated by a long document.location value in Firefox.
    Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:0476 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1194 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Integer overflow in the pango_glyph_string_set_size function in pango/glyphstring.c in Pango before 1.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long glyph string that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as demonstrated by a long document.location value in Firefox. CVE-2009-1194 pango: pango_glyph_string_set_size integer overflow
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:0476 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1194 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/503349/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503349/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10137 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10137 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/50397 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50397 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 11, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-1194 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-1194 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.36 }} -0.15%

score

0.69604

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
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Confidentiality
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