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

CVE-2018-15120 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 11.5%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2018-15120?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2018-15120. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 11.5%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-15120?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2018-15120. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Pango CVE-2018-15120

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2018-08-24 cve@mitre.org

Denial Of Service Buffer Overflow Pango Ubuntu Linux

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 24, 2018 - 19:29 nvd

MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

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. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. 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. Affected products include: Gnome Pango, Canonical Ubuntu Linux. Version information: through 1.42.3.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.