6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-15120
HexChat Pango Unicode Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
libpango in Pango 1.40.8 through 1.42.3, as used in hexchat and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted text with invalid Unicode sequences.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 24, 2018, 7:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 14, 2021, 3:41 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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-2018-15120.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://52.117.224.77/xfce4-pdos.webm | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/GNOME/pango/blob/1.42.4/NEWS | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/GNOME/pango/commit/71aaeaf020340412b8d012fe23a556c0420eda5f | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://i.redd.it/v7p4n2ptu0s11.jpg | Third Party Advisory |
| https://mail.gnome.org/archives/distributor-list/2018-August/msg00001.html | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-07 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3750-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45263 | Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45263/ | Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/10/16/ps4s-are-reportedly-being-bricked-and-sony-is-working-on-a-fix | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/9o5efg/message_bricking_console_megathread/ | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2018-15120 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-15120 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Jul. 14, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pango:pango:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.40.8 from (including) 1.42.3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:pango:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.40.8 from (including) 1.42.3 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 19, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://52.117.224.77/xfce4-pdos.webm No Types Assigned http://52.117.224.77/xfce4-pdos.webm Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/GNOME/pango/blob/1.42.4/NEWS Third Party Advisory https://github.com/GNOME/pango/blob/1.42.4/NEWS Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://i.redd.it/v7p4n2ptu0s11.jpg No Types Assigned https://i.redd.it/v7p4n2ptu0s11.jpg Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45263 No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45263 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/10/16/ps4s-are-reportedly-being-bricked-and-sony-is-working-on-a-fix No Types Assigned https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/10/16/ps4s-are-reportedly-being-bricked-and-sony-is-working-on-a-fix Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/9o5efg/message_bricking_console_megathread/ No Types Assigned https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/9o5efg/message_bricking_console_megathread/ Third Party Advisory Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 12, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://i.redd.it/v7p4n2ptu0s11.jpg [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45263 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/10/16/ps4s-are-reportedly-being-bricked-and-sony-is-working-on-a-fix [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/9o5efg/message_bricking_console_megathread/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 12, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://173.193.139.3/xfce4-pdos.webm [Exploit, Third Party Advisory] Added Reference http://52.117.224.77/xfce4-pdos.webm [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-07 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-07 Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 10, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-07 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 16, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/GNOME/pango/blob/1.42.4/NEWS No Types Assigned https://github.com/GNOME/pango/blob/1.42.4/NEWS Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/GNOME/pango/commit/71aaeaf020340412b8d012fe23a556c0420eda5f No Types Assigned https://github.com/GNOME/pango/commit/71aaeaf020340412b8d012fe23a556c0420eda5f Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45263/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45263/ Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://173.193.139.3/xfce4-pdos.webm No Types Assigned http://173.193.139.3/xfce4-pdos.webm Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://mail.gnome.org/archives/distributor-list/2018-August/msg00001.html No Types Assigned https://mail.gnome.org/archives/distributor-list/2018-August/msg00001.html Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3750-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3750-1/ Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pango:pango:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.40.8 up to (including) 1.42.3 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 31, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description libpango in Pango before 1.42.4, as used in hexchat and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted text. libpango in Pango 1.40.8 through 1.42.3, as used in hexchat and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted text with invalid Unicode sequences. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 29, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45263/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 25, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3750-1/ [No Types Assigned]
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-2018-15120 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-2018-15120
weaknesses.
CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call
CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities
CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion
CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File
CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links
CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags
CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion
CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.18 }} -0.01%
score
0.88298
percentile
CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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