VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-17294
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…
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.72%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.72%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.72% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- liblouis/liblouis · canonical/ubuntu linux · opensuse/leap
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00038.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105511Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/commit/5e4089659bb49b3095fa541fa6387b4c40d7396ePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/635Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3782-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00038.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105511Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/commit/5e4089659bb49b3095fa541fa6387b4c40d7396ePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/635Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3782-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.