CVE-2017-13742
Publication date 29 August 2017
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
There is a stack-based buffer overflow in Liblouis 3.2.0, triggered in the function includeFile() in compileTranslationTable.c, that will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3408-1
- Liblouis vulnerabilities
- 4 September 2017