PT-2017-13059
CVE-2017-13739
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Published
2017-08-29
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Updated
2024-06-15
Description by
CVSS 3.1
8.8
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Liblouis version 3.2.0
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow issue exists, causing an out-of-bounds write of more than two thousand bytes. This is triggered in the
resolveSubtable() function within compileTranslationTable.c, potentially leading to denial of service or remote code execution.Recommendations
For Liblouis version 3.2.0, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the
resolveSubtable() function until a patch is available.
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