SB2018022316 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Leptonica
Published: February 23, 2018 Updated: December 22, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018022316
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
3
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18196)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper security restrictions. A local attacker can access a directory in the /tmp directory tree and gain access to potentially sensitive information, including arbitrary files.
2) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7442)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to conduct path traversal attack on the target system.The weakness exists in the gplotMakeOutput function due to insufficient validation of characters used in the gplot rootname argument. A remote attacker can trigger path traversal and gain access to potentially sensitive information.
3) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7441)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the target system.The weakness exists due to hardcoded /tmp pathnames. A local attacker can create a file in advance, trigger race condition and overwrite arbitrary files.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.