Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 21, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-17294
CVE-2018-17294
Description
The matchCurrentInput function inside lou_translateString.c of Liblouis prior to 3.7 does not check the input string's length, allowing attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash via out-of-bounds read) by crafting an input file with certain translation dictionaries.
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Affected products
14- osv-coords13 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/liblouis&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/suse/liblouis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/liblouis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/liblouis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/liblouis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/liblouis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/liblouis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/python3-louis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/python3-louis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/python-louis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python-louis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/python-louis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/python-louis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5
< 3.3.0-lp150.3.3.1+ 12 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.0-lp150.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.0-4.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.0-1.3.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.4-6.9.24
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.0-1.3.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.4-6.9.24
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.4-6.9.24
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.4-6.9.41
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.4-6.9.41
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.0-1.3.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.4-6.9.39
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.0-1.3.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.4-6.9.39
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/liblouis/liblouis/commit/5e4089659bb49b3095fa541fa6387b4c40d7396envdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/635nvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00038.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105511nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- usn.ubuntu.com/3782-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
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