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
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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 |
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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History
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Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00038.html - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105511 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/commit/5e4089659bb49b3095fa541fa6387b4c40d7396e - Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/635 - Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3782-1/ - Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2018-09-21 07:29
Updated : 2024-11-21 03:54
NVD link : CVE-2018-17294
Mitre link : CVE-2018-17294
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-17294
JSON object : View
Products Affected
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
liblouis
- liblouis
opensuse
- leap
CWE
CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read