CVE-2017-15101
A missing patch for a stack-based buffer overflow in findTable() was found in Red Hat version of liblouis before 2.5.4.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A missing patch for a stack-based buffer overflow in findTable() was found in Red Hat version of liblouis before 2.5.4. An attacker could cause a denial of service condition or potentially even arbitrary code execution.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.52% probability · 74th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-119
- Affected
- liblouis/liblouis · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 1.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3384Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-15101Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3384Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-15101Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.