USN-3408-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3408-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3408-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3408-1
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Published
2017-09-04T14:04:05.305082Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:29Z
Summary
liblouis vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that an illegal address access can be made in Liblouis. A remote attacker can take advantange of this to access sensitive information. (CVE-2017-13738, CVE-2017-13744)

It was discovered a heap-based buffer overflow that causes bytes out-of-bounds write in Liblouis. A remote attacker can use this to denial of service or remote code execution. (CVE-2017-13739)

It was discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in Liblouis. A remote attacker can use this to denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact. (CVE-2017-13740, CVE-2017-13742)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / liblouis

Package

Name
liblouis
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/liblouis@2.5.3-2ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.3-2ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.3-2
2.5.3-2ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.3-2ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "liblouis-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.3-2ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "liblouis-data"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.3-2ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "liblouis-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.3-2ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "liblouis2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.3-2ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "python-louis"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.3-2ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "python3-louis"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-13738"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-13744"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / liblouis

Package

Name
liblouis
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/liblouis@2.6.4-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.4-2ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.6.2-2
2.6.4-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.4-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "liblouis-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.4-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "liblouis-data"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.4-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "liblouis-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.4-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "liblouis9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.4-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "python-louis"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.4-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "python3-louis"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-13738"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-13739"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-13740"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-13742"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-13744"
        }
    ]
}