Buffer overflow in Liblouis - CVE-2023-26768

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Buffer overflow in Liblouis - CVE-2023-26768

Published: April 6, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU74500
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26768
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Liblouis
Affected software:
Liblouis

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the lou_setDataPath in compileTranslationTable.c. A local user can trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

How to mitigate CVE-2023-26768

Install updates from vendor's website.

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