Out-of-Bounds Affecting liblouis package, versions <0:2.5.2-12.el7_4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.52% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-LIBLOUIS-2520565
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed27 Jul 2018

Introduced: 27 Jul 2018

CVE-2017-15101  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 liblouis to version 0:2.5.2-12.el7_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-3384.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream liblouis package and not the liblouis package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle: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.