Buffer overflow in Liblouis
CVE-2017-13739
There is a heap-based buffer overflow that causes a more than two thousand bytes out-of-bounds write in Liblouis 3.2.0, triggered in the function resolveSubtable() in compileTranslationTable.c. It will lead to denial of service or remote code execution.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (81.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Liblouis — versions 3.2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100607 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-13739?
- CVE-2017-13739 is a high-severity vulnerability in Liblouis, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-08-29.
- How severe is CVE-2017-13739?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.