Name: CVE-2018-3836: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-3836, CWE-78, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.00261

An exploitable command injection vulnerability exists in the gplotMakeOutput function of Leptonica 1.74.4. A specially crafted gplot rootname argument can cause a command injection resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious path as input to an application that passes attacker data to this function to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade leptonlib	Feb 25, 2019	Apr 24, 2018
Suse	—	Upgrade leptonica-debugsourceUpgrade leptonica-toolsUpgrade liblept4-32bitUpgrade liblept4Upgrade liblept4-debuginfoUpgrade leptonica-develUpgrade liblept4-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade leptonica-tools-debuginfo	Mar 2, 2020	Feb 12, 2018
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade liblept4 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade liblept5 (Ubuntu Pro)	Mar 22, 2023	Apr 24, 2018

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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