Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting liblouis package, versions <0:2.5.2-12.el7_4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-LIBLOUIS-2095088
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Nov 2017

Introduced: 2 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-15101  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 liblouis to version 0:2.5.2-12.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.

A missing patch for a stack-based buffer overflow in findTable() was found in Red Hat version of liblouis before 2.5.4. An attacker could cause a denial of service condition or potentially even arbitrary code execution.