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CRITICAL

CVE-2019-1010238

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

6.3 %

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-2019-1010238 Red Hat Product Security390 products fixed

    pango: pango_log2vis_get_embedding_levels() heap-based buffer overflow

  • RHSA-2019:3234 Red Hat Product Security54 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: pango security update

  • RHSA-2019:2582 Red Hat Product Security26 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: pango security update

  • RHSA-2019:2571 Red Hat Product Security59 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: pango security update

Full record on NVD

Description

Gnome Pango 1.42 and later is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: The heap based buffer overflow can be used to get code execution. The component is: function name: pango_log2vis_get_embedding_levels, assignment of nchars and the loop condition. The attack vector is: Bug can be used when application pass invalid utf-8 strings to functions like pango_itemize.

Technical details

Published
2019-07-19

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1010238?

Gnome Pango 1.42 and later is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: The heap based buffer overflow can be used to get code execution. The component is: function name: pango_log2vis_get_embedding_levels, assignment of nchars and the loop condition. The attack vector is: Bug can be used when application pass invalid utf-8 strings to functions like pango_itemize.

Is CVE-2019-1010238 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-1010238 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 6.3% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-1010238?

CVE-2019-1010238 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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