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CVE-2017-13739

HIGHEPSS 80th pctl
8.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

There is a heap-based buffer overflow that causes a more than two thousand bytes out-of-bounds write in Liblouis 3.2.0, triggered in the function resolveSubtable() in compileTranslationTable.c. It will lead to denial of service or remote code execution.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available
liblouisDebian
Fixed in:3.3.0-1CVE-2017-13739
Fixed in:3.3.0-1CVE-2017-13739
Fixed in:3.3.0-1CVE-2017-13739
Fixed in:3.3.0-1CVE-2017-13739
liblouisUbuntu
Fixed in:2.5.3-2ubuntu1.1USN-3408-1
Fixed in:2.6.4-2ubuntu0.1USN-3408-1
liblouis-binUbuntu
Fixed in:2.5.3-2ubuntu1.1USN-3408-1
Fixed in:2.6.4-2ubuntu0.1USN-3408-1
liblouis2Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.5.3-2ubuntu1.1USN-3408-1
liblouis9Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.6.4-2ubuntu0.1USN-3408-1
python-louisUbuntu
Fixed in:2.5.3-2ubuntu1.1USN-3408-1
Fixed in:2.6.4-2ubuntu0.1USN-3408-1
python3-louisUbuntu
Fixed in:2.5.3-2ubuntu1.1USN-3408-1
Fixed in:2.6.4-2ubuntu0.1USN-3408-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.19%probability of exploitation in 30 days
80thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 80% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1
Other references1

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-4966Critical9.4100%KEV + RansomFix
CVE-2017-11882High7.8100%KEV + Ransom-
CVE-2020-0796Critical10.0100%KEV + Ransom-
CVE-2008-4250Critical9.899%KEV-
CVE-2017-15944Critical9.898%KEVFix
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