Leptonica through 1.75.3 uses hardcoded /tmp pathnames, which might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files or have unspecified other impact by creating files in advance or winning a race condition, as demonstrated by /tmp/junk_split_image.ps in prog/splitimage2pdf.c.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 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 | debian-upgrade-leptonlib | Jul 30, 2024 | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-libs-leptonica | Dec 19, 2023 | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-leptonlib | Nov 19, 2024 | Feb 23, 2018 |
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