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CVE-2018-7440
An issue was discovered in Leptonica through 1.75.3. The gplotMakeOutput function allows command injection via a $(command) approach in…
Critical9.8EPSS 3.7%
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- mitre
Description
An issue was discovered in Leptonica through 1.75.3. The gplotMakeOutput function allows command injection via a $(command) approach in the gplot rootname argument. This issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-3836.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.7% · top 10% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180307 [SECURITY] [DLA 1302-1] leptonlib security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- https://github.com/DanBloomberg/leptonica/issues/303#issuecomment-366472212 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- GLSA-202312-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
Sources
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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