CVE-2018-17294
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.51%
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-17294
To remediate CVE-2018-17294, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/liblouis—upgrade to 3.7.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2018-17294 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.7.0-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |