CVE-2018-17294
MEDIUM6.5EPSS 0.51%Published: 9/21/2018Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/liblouisfrom 0, < 3.7.0-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |