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CentOS Update for pango CESA-2009:0476 centos3 i386

🗓️ 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'pango' package(s) on CentOS 3. It may be possible to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the application calling Pango

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2009-May/015847.html");
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.880779");
  script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-08-09 08:20:34 +0200 (Tue, 09 Aug 2011)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2009:0476");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-1194");
  script_name("CentOS Update for pango CESA-2009:0476 centos3 i386");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'pango'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS3");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"pango on CentOS 3");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"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.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated packages.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";

if(release == "CentOS3")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"pango", rpm:"pango~1.2.5~8", rls:"CentOS3")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"pango-devel", rpm:"pango-devel~1.2.5~8", rls:"CentOS3")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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24 Apr 2026 00:00Current
4.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score4.9
CVSS 26.8
EPSS0.0413
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