CVE-2018-17294
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/635
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3782-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105511
- https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/commit/5e4089659bb49b3095fa541fa6387b4c40d7396e
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00038.html
References
- https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/635
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3782-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105511
- https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/commit/5e4089659bb49b3095fa541fa6387b4c40d7396e
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00038.html
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