CVE-2018-11410
A invalid free in the compileRule function in compileTranslationTable.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in Liblouis 3.5.0. A invalid free in the compileRule function in compileTranslationTable.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
- 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
- 4.87% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- liblouis/liblouis · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.9% 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
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00038.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104324Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1582024Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Uw3D6ECXZr8S2cWOTY81kg6ivv0WpR4kQqxVpUSyGUA/edit?usp=sharingThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3669-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00038.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104324Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1582024Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Uw3D6ECXZr8S2cWOTY81kg6ivv0WpR4kQqxVpUSyGUA/edit?usp=sharingThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3669-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.