vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3782-1 (CVE-2018-17294): Liblouis vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Sep 21, 2018 | Oct 12, 2018 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 21, 2018
Added
Oct 12, 2018
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-liblouis-binubuntu-upgrade-liblouis14
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