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
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: 0.026 (84.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Liblouis — versions 3.5.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/Edward-L/fuzzing-pocs/tree/master/liblouis (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3669-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/582 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00038.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
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.