CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : pango (CESA-2009:0476)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 38721

Synopsis

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

Description

Updated pango and evolution28-pango packages that fix an integer overflow flaw are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.

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

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

Will Drewry discovered an integer overflow flaw in Pango's pango_glyph_string_set_size() function. If an attacker is able to pass an arbitrarily long string to Pango, it may be possible to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the application calling Pango.
(CVE-2009-1194)

pango and evolution28-pango users 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 the X server for the update to take effect. Note: Restarting the X server closes all open applications and logs you out of your session.

Solution

Update the affected pango packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 38721

File Name: centos_RHSA-2009-0476.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 5/11/2009

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/8/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1194

BID: 34870

CWE: 189

RHSA: 2009:0476

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