DEBIAN-CVE-2018-17294

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-17294
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-17294.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-17294
Upstream
Published
2018-09-21T07:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-18T05:19:24Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / liblouis

Package

Name
liblouis
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/liblouis?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.7.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / liblouis

Package

Name
liblouis
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/liblouis?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.7.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / liblouis

Package

Name
liblouis
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/liblouis?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.7.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / liblouis

Package

Name
liblouis
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/liblouis?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.7.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}