CVE-2018-17294
Published: 21 September 2018
The matchCurrentInput function inside lou_translateString.c of Liblouis prior to 3.7 does not check the input string's length, allowing attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash via out-of-bounds read) by crafting an input file with certain translation dictionaries.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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liblouis Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3)
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| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [code not present])
|
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| upstream |
Released
(3.7.0-1)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
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Patches: upstream: https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/commit/5e4089659bb49b3095fa541fa6387b4c40d7396e |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |