Path traversal in Leptonica - CVE-2017-18196
Published: March 21, 2018 / Updated: December 22, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11187
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18196
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
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.
Affected software
Leptonica
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
mingw-leptonica
leptonica
media-libs/leptonica
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
mingw-leptonica
leptonica
media-libs/leptonica
How to mitigate CVE-2017-18196
Install update from vendor's website.
Leptonica - update to 1.76.0
mingw-leptonica - addressed in versions 1.74.4-4.fc26, 1.74.4-4.fc27
leptonica - addressed in versions 1.74.4-5.fc26, 1.74.4-5.fc27
media-libs/leptonica - update to 1.81.0
mingw-leptonica - addressed in versions 1.74.4-4.fc26, 1.74.4-4.fc27
leptonica - addressed in versions 1.74.4-5.fc26, 1.74.4-5.fc27
media-libs/leptonica - update to 1.81.0