#VU11176 Buffer overflow in Leptonica - CVE-2018-7247
Published: March 20, 2018 / Updated: March 21, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11176
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7247
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Leptonica
Leptonica
Software vendor:
DanBloomberg
DanBloomberg
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in the pixHtmlViewer function due to buffer overflow. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists in the pixHtmlViewer function due to buffer overflow. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Update to version 1.75.3.