VDB-123224 · CVE-2018-15120 · USN-3750-1

pango up to 1.42.3 libpango memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in pango up to 1.42.3. This affects an unknown part of the component libpango. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-15120. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in pango up to 1.42.3 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component libpango. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 08/27/2018. The weakness was shared 08/24/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mail.gnome.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-15120 since 08/06/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 112084 (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : pango1.0 vulnerability (USN-3750-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171581 (OpenSUSE Security Update for pango (openSUSE-SU-2018:2790-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.42.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (45263) and Tenable (112084). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

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pango

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License

open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 112084
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : pango1.0 vulnerability (USN-3750-1)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: pango 1.42.4
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

08/06/2018 🔍
08/22/2018 +16 days 🔍
08/23/2018 +1 days 🔍
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08/25/2018 +1 days 🔍
08/27/2018 +2 days 🔍
12/31/2024 +2318 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-3750-1
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-15120 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-15120
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123224
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/25/2018 08:26
Updated: 12/31/2024 23:43
Changes: 08/25/2018 08:26 (71), 03/18/2020 08:32 (5), 05/04/2023 14:17 (5), 12/31/2024 23:43 (16)
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