CVE-2018-17294

liblouis: Stack-based buffer over-read in matchCurrentInput function lou_translateString.c

Published Sep 21, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-9050 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3782-1 Liblouis vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00527}

epss

{'score': 0.0053}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 10:47 AM
Reserved
Sep 21, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 21, 2018, 7:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:45 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Sep 24, 2018, 12:00 AM