CVE-2017-15101
liblouis: incomplete fix for CVE-2014-8184
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
A missing patch for a stack-based buffer overflow in findTable() was found in Red Hat version of liblouis before 2.5.4. An attacker could cause a denial of service condition or potentially even arbitrary code execution.
Se ha detectado que faltaba un parche para un desbordamiento de búfer basado en pila en findTable() en la versión Red Hat de liblouis en versiones anteriores a la la 2.5.4. Un atacante podría provocar una denegación de servicio (DoS) o incluso ejecutar código arbitrario.
A missing fix for one stack-based buffer overflow in findTable() for CVE-2014-8184 was discovered. An attacker could cause denial of service or potentially allow arbitrary code execution.
Liblouis is an open source braille translator and back-translator named in honor of Louis Braille. It features support for computer and literary braille, supports contracted and uncontracted translation for many languages and has support for hyphenation. New languages can easily be added through tables that support a rule or dictionary based approach. Liblouis also supports math braille. Security Fix: A missing fix for one stack-based buffer overflow in findTable() for CVE-2014-8184 was discovered. An attacker could cause denial of service or potentially allow arbitrary code execution.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2017-10-08 CVE Reserved
- 2017-12-05 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
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- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
- CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CAPEC
References (4)
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-15101 | 2019-10-09 |
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3384 | 2019-10-09 | |
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15101 | 2017-12-05 | |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1511023 | 2017-12-05 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Liblouis Search vendor "Liblouis" | Liblouis Search vendor "Liblouis" for product "Liblouis" | < 2.5.4 Search vendor "Liblouis" for product "Liblouis" and version " < 2.5.4" | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0" | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0" | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" | 7.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.4" | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" | 7.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.4" | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" | 7.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.5" | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0" | - |
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