Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting liblouis-python package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.39% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-LIBLOUISPYTHON-1379178
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 6 Jun 2018

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 liblouis-python.

NVD Description

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

Liblouis 3.5.0 has a stack-based Buffer Overflow in the function compileHyphenation in compileTranslationTable.c.