CVE-2018-7440
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.8%
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-7440
To remediate CVE-2018-7440, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/leptonlib—upgrade to 1.75.3-3 or later
Is CVE-2018-7440 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.75.3-3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |