Multiple vulnerabilities in Liblouis
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-31783 CVE-2022-26981 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-787 CWE-119 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Liblouis Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | Liblouis |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds write
EUVDB-ID: #VU64230
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31783
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary within the in compileRule() function in compileTranslationTable.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsLiblouis: 2.5.2 - 3.21.0
CPE2.3 External links
http://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/commit/ff747ec5e1ac54d54194846f6fe5bfc689192a85
http://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/1214
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
2) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU64229
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26981
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary within the in compilePassOpcode() function in compileTranslationTable.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsLiblouis: 2.5.2 - 3.21.0
CPE2.3 External links
http://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/1171
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
