# CVE-2009-1194: Integer overflow in the pango\_glyph\_string\_set\_size function in pango/glyphstring.c in Pango before 1.24 allows context-dependent attackers

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-05-11 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/35038
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1798
- http://github.com/bratsche/pango/commit/4de30e5500eaeb49f4bf0b7a07f718e149a2ed5e
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0476.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36145
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=480134
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35018
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35021
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34870
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022196
- http://osvdb.org/54279
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/07/1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1269
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=496887
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36005
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1194
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35685
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-36.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-773-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10137

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