CVE-2018-7247
Leptonica pixHtmlViewer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
An issue was discovered in pixHtmlViewer in prog/htmlviewer.c in Leptonica before 1.75.3. Unsanitized input (rootname) can overflow a buffer, leading potentially to arbitrary code execution or possibly unspecified other impact.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 19, 2018, 6:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 18, 2023, 8:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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-2018-7247.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/DanBloomberg/leptonica/commit/c1079bb8e77cdd426759e466729917ca37a3ed9f | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-01 |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-7247 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-7247 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 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 18, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-01 [No types assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 14, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/DanBloomberg/leptonica/commit/c1079bb8e77cdd426759e466729917ca37a3ed9f No Types Assigned https://github.com/DanBloomberg/leptonica/commit/c1079bb8e77cdd426759e466729917ca37a3ed9f Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:leptonica:leptonica:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.75.3
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-7247 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-7247
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.46 }} 0.04%
score
0.75524
percentile