CVE-2011-3193
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.3
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Lookup_MarkMarkPos function in the HarfBuzz module (harfbuzz-gpos.c), as used by Qt before 4.7.4 and Pango, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
Red Hat Affected 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | Affected | — |
| 6.0 | Affected | — |
| 5.0 | Affected | — |
| 4.0 | Affected | — |
SUSE Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 11.4 | Affected | — |
| 11.3 | Affected | — |
Ubuntu Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 11.04 | Affected | — |
| 10.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.28.3-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.28.3-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.28.3-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.28.3-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.28.3-1 |
References
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/harfbuzz.old/commit/?id=81c8ef785b079980ad5b46be4fe7c7bf156dbf65
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/harfbuzz/commit/src/harfbuzz-gpos.c?id=da2c52abcd75d46929b34cad55c4fb2c8892bc08
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/pango/commit/pango/opentype/harfbuzz-gpos.c?id=a7a715480db66148b1f487528887508a7991dcd0
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-10/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-10/msg00008.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1323.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1324.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1325.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1326.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1327.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1328.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41537
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46117
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46118
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46119
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46128
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46371
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46410
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49895
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/24/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/25/1
- http://www.osvdb.org/75652
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49723
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1504-1
CWEs
CWE-787
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