CVE-2010-0421

Publication date 18 March 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

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

References

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