CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : pango (CESA-2010:0140)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 45066

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated pango and evolution28-pango packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Pango is a library used for the layout and rendering of internationalized text.

An input sanitization flaw, leading to an array index error, was found in the way the Pango font rendering library synthesized the Glyph Definition (GDEF) table from a font's character map and the Unicode property database. If an attacker created a specially crafted font file and tricked a local, unsuspecting user into loading the font file in an application that uses the Pango font rendering library, it could cause that application to crash. (CVE-2010-0421)

Users of pango and evolution28-pango are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue. After installing this update, you must restart your system or restart your X session for this update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected pango packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 45066

File Name: centos_RHSA-2010-0140.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 3/17/2010

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:evolution28-pango, cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:evolution28-pango-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pango, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pango-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/16/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/18/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-0421

RHSA: 2010:0140

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