CVE-2017-13739

liblouis: Heap-buffer overflow resulting in an out-of-bounds write in resolveSubtable() function

Published Aug 29, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
There is a heap-based buffer overflow that causes a more than two thousand bytes out-of-bounds write in Liblouis 3.2.0, triggered in the function resolveSubtable() in compileTranslationTable.c. It will lead to denial of service or remote code execution.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-5256 There is a heap-based buffer overflow that causes a more than two thousand bytes out-of-bounds write in Liblouis 3.2.0, triggered in the function resolveSubtable() in compileTranslationTable.c. It will lead to denial of service or remote code execution.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3408-1 Liblouis vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 7:05 PM
Reserved
Aug 29, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 29, 2017, 6:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:05 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 23, 2017, 12:00 AM