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MEDIUM

CVE-2018-15120

CVSS v3

6.5

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

11.5 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-15120 Red Hat Product Security

    pango: application crash triggered by unicode chars in pango-emoji.c

Full record on NVD

Description

libpango in Pango 1.40.8 through 1.42.3, as used in hexchat and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted text with invalid Unicode sequences.

Technical details

Published
2018-08-24
Exploit-DB
EDB-45263

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-15120?

libpango in Pango 1.40.8 through 1.42.3, as used in hexchat and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted text with invalid Unicode sequences.

Is CVE-2018-15120 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-15120 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 11.5% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-15120?

CVE-2018-15120 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity).

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