Segmentation fault in Liblouis - CVE-2018-11577
Published: June 5, 2018 / Updated: June 12, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13194
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11577
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Liblouis
Affected software:
Liblouis
Liblouis
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in the lou_logPrint function, as defined in the logging.c source code file. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request that submits malicious input, trigger memory corruption and segmentation fault and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11577
Update to version 3.6.0.