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CVE-2018-17294 Detail

Description

The matchCurrentInput function inside lou_translateString.c of Liblouis prior to 3.7 does not check the input string's length, allowing attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash via out-of-bounds read) by crafting an input file with certain translation dictionaries.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  09/21/2018

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105511
https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/commit/5e4089659bb49b3095fa541fa6387b4c40d7396e
https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/635
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3782-1/

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-17294
NVD Published Date:
09/21/2018
NVD Last Modified:
10/05/2018