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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2018-9050 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3782-1 | Liblouis vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T10:47:04.363Z
Reserved: 2018-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2018-17294
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-09-21T07:29:00.617
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:54:11.543
Link: CVE-2018-17294
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD
Ubuntu USN