OS Command Injection Affecting leptonlib package, versions <1.75.3-3
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- published23 Feb 2018
- disclosed23 Feb 2018
Introduced: 23 Feb 2018
CVE-2018-7440 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 leptonlib to version 1.75.3-3 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream leptonlib package and not the leptonlib package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in Leptonica through 1.75.3. The gplotMakeOutput function allows command injection via a $(command) approach in the gplot rootname argument. This issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-3836.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-7440
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00005.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-7440
- https://github.com/DanBloomberg/leptonica/issues/303#issuecomment-366472212
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-01