UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17294
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-17294
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17294.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17294
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2018-09-21T00:00:00Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-30T01:37:54.195123Z
- Severity
-
- 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - medium
- 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
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / liblouis
Package
- Name
- liblouis
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/liblouis@3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=bionic
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "liblouis-bin",
"binary_version": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "liblouis-data",
"binary_version": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "liblouis-dev",
"binary_version": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "liblouis14",
"binary_version": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "python-louis",
"binary_version": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "python3-louis",
"binary_version": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}