CVE-2018-17294
Liblouis Denial of Service Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 21, 2018, 7:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 18, 2019, 4:09 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
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vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-17294.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00038.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105511 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/commit/5e4089659bb49b3095fa541fa6387b4c40d7396e | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/635 | Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3782-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2018-17294 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 18, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00038.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00038.html Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00038.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 10, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3782-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3782-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/commit/5e4089659bb49b3095fa541fa6387b4c40d7396e No Types Assigned https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/commit/5e4089659bb49b3095fa541fa6387b4c40d7396e Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105511 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105511 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/635 No Types Assigned https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/635 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-125 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:liblouis:liblouis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.7.0 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105511 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3782-1/ [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-17294 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-17294
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.15 }} -0.05%
score
0.51397
percentile