GLSA-201405-13 : Pango: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 74056

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201405-13 (Pango: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pango. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to load specially crafted text using an application linked against Pango, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Pango users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-libs/pango-1.28.3-r1' Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since March 18, 2011. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201405-13

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 74056

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201405-13.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 5/19/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:pango, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1194, CVE-2009-2468, CVE-2011-0020, CVE-2011-0064

BID: 34870, 35774, 45842, 46632

CWE: 189

GLSA: 201405-13