A buffer overflow in the fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex() function in lib/fribidi-bidi.c of GNU FriBidi through 1.0.7 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code by delivering crafted text content to a user, when this content is then rendered by an application that uses FriBidi for text layout calculations. Examples include any GNOME or GTK+ based application that uses Pango for text layout, as this internally uses FriBidi for bidirectional text layout. For example, the attacker can construct a crafted text file to be opened in GEdit, or a crafted IRC message to be viewed in HexChat.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T01:54:14.298Z
Reserved: 2019-10-24T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2019-18397

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Status : Modified
Published: 2019-11-13T14:15:10.287
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:33:12.027
Link: CVE-2019-18397
