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CVE-2018-17294
The matchCurrentInput function inside lou_translateString.c of Liblouis prior to 3.7 does not check the input string's length, allowing…
Medium6.5EPSS 2.7%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.7% · top 14% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (5)
- https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/635 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-3782-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 105511 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/commit/5e4089659bb49b3095fa541fa6387b4c40d7396e (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1160 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
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