Use After Free in Liblouis
CVE-2018-11410
An issue was discovered in Liblouis 3.5.0. A invalid free in the compileRule function in compileTranslationTable.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.049 (91.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.050 · newest: 0.049 · change: -0.002
Affected products
- Liblouis — versions 3.5.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3669-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104324 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- docs.google.com/document/d/1Uw3D6ECXZr8S2cWOTY81kg6ivv0WpR4kQqxVpUSyGUA/edit (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00038.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-11410?
- CVE-2018-11410 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Liblouis, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-24.
- How severe is CVE-2018-11410?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.