CVE-2017-18196

Published Feb 23, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Leptonica 1.74.4 constructs unintended pathnames (containing duplicated path components) when operating on files in /tmp subdirectories, which might allow local users to bypass intended file restrictions by leveraging access to a directory located deeper within the /tmp directory tree, as demonstrated by /tmp/ANY/PATH/ANY/PATH/input.tif.

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Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4819-1 Leptonica vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 5:33 PM
Reserved
Feb 23, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 23, 2018, 9:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:12 AM