Out-of-bounds Read in Liblouis

CVE-2017-13738

There is an illegal address access in the _lou_getALine function in compileTranslationTable.c:346 in Liblouis 3.2.0.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.015 (71.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Liblouis — versions 3.2.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13738?: CVE-2017-13738 is a high-severity vulnerability in Liblouis, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2017-13738?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.