[ GLSA 201811-07 ] Pango

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Pango: Denial of Service (GLSA 201811-07)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2018-11-10
Bug(s): #664108
ID: 201811-07

Synopsis

A vulnerability in Pango could result in a Denial of Service
condition.


Background

Library for layout and rendering of internationalized text.

Affected Packages

Package: x11-libs/pango
Vulnerable: < 1.42.4
Unaffected: >= 1.42.4
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Processing certain invalid Emoji sequences in a GTK+ application can
trigger a reachable assertion resulting in an application crash.


Impact

A remote attacker could provide a specially crafted Emoji sequences,
possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Pango users should upgrade to the latest version: