critical
9.8
CWE
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CVE-2019-1010238: Buffer Overflow

First published: Fri Jul 19 2019(Updated: )

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.

Credit: josh@bress.net

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
ubuntu/pango1.0<1.42.4-6ubuntu0.1
1.42.4-6ubuntu0.1
debian/pango1.0
1.46.2-3
1.50.12+ds-1
1.54.0+ds-1
Pango>=1.42.0<=1.44
Oracle SD-WAN Edge=7.3
Oracle SD-WAN Edge=8.0
Oracle SD-WAN Edge=8.1
Oracle SD-WAN Edge=8.2
Red Hat Fedora=29
Red Hat Fedora=30
Debian Linux=10.0
Ubuntu=19.04
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform=3.11
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform=4.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=8.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS=7.4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS=7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS=8.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS=8.2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS=8.4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=8.2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=8.4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=8.2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=8.4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=7.0

Remedy

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pango/-/commits/main/pango/pango-bidi-type.c

Remedy

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html

Remedy

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pango/commit/490f8979a260c16b1df055eab386345da18a2d54

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID?

    The vulnerability ID is CVE-2019-1010238.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2019-1010238?

    The severity of CVE-2019-1010238 is critical with a severity value of 9.8.

  • What is the impact of CVE-2019-1010238?

    The impact of CVE-2019-1010238 is a heap based buffer overflow that can be used to get code execution.

  • Which software is affected by CVE-2019-1010238?

    Gnome Pango 1.42 and later, Oracle SD-WAN Edge, Fedoraproject Fedora, Debian Debian Linux, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Redhat Openshift Container Platform, Redhat Enterprise Linux, and Redhat Enterprise Linux Server are affected by CVE-2019-1010238.

  • How do I fix CVE-2019-1010238?

    To fix CVE-2019-1010238, update the affected software to version 1.42.4-6ubuntu0.1 or apply the recommended patches.

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