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CVE-2010-0421

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-0421 describes an array index error in the Pango library, specifically within the hb_ot_layout_build_glyph_classes function, affecting versions prior to 1.27.1. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a denial of service (application crash) by providing a specially crafted font file. The CVSS score of 4.3 indicates a medium severity, with a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, resulting in a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.27CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:pango:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0247 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 19,956 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: pango-0:1.2.5-10
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: evolution28-pango-0:1.14.9-13.el4_8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: pango-0:1.6.0-16.el4_8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: pango-0:1.14.9-8.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-0421Moderate

libpangoft2 segfaults on forged font files

Mar 15, 2010

References

ftp.gnome.org / pub/GNOME/sources/pango/1.27/pango-1.27.1.tar.bz2
Patch
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/39041
securitytracker.com / id
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9417
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2019
mandriva.com / security/advisories
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0140.html
securityfocus.com / bid/38760
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0627
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0661
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1552