Vulnerability identifier: #VU13196
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Liblouis
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: Liblouis
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to buffer overflow in the compileRule function, as defined in the compileTranslationTable.c source code file, during table parsing operations. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request that submits malicious input, trigger memory corruption and invalid free condition and cause the service to crash.
Mitigation
Update to version 3.6.0.
Vulnerable software versions
Liblouis: 3.5.0
External links
http://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/573
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.