Buffer Overflow Affecting liblouis package, versions <0:2.5.2-11.el7_4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.49% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-LIBLOUIS-2094260
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed23 Aug 2017

Introduced: 23 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-13743  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 liblouis to version 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream liblouis package and not the liblouis package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is a buffer overflow in Liblouis 3.2.0, triggered in the function _lou_showString() in utils.c, that will lead to a remote denial of service attack.