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CVE-2018-11683

Published: Jun 4, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-787
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
2.2%
Top 19.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Liblouis 3.5.0 has a stack-based Buffer Overflow in the function parseChars in compileTranslationTable.c, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-11440.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

n/an/a
liblouisliblouis
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
leapopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
UbuntuCanonical Ltd.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
liblouisoss-projectOSS Libraries
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.
opensuseoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka opensuse
canonical ltd.commercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3672-1/
usn.ubuntu.com
https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/591
github.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00038.html
lists.opensuse.org

Timeline

Published
Jun 4, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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