Buffer overflow in Liblouis
CVE-2018-11577
Liblouis 3.5.0 has a Segmentation fault in lou_logPrint in logging.c.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.026 (83.6th 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 3.5.0
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-11577?
- CVE-2018-11577 is a high-severity vulnerability in Liblouis, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-05-31.
- How severe is CVE-2018-11577?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-11577 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.