CVE-2018-11683 — HIGH (8.8)

Vulnerability Description

Liblouis 3.5.0 has a stack-based Buffer Overflow in the function parseChars in compileTranslationTable.c, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-11440.

CVSS Score

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Liblouis	Liblouis	3.5.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04
Opensuse	Leap	15.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00038.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/591Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3672-1/Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00038.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/591Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3672-1/Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-11683?

CVE-2018-11683 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Liblouis 3.5.0 has a stack-based Buffer Overflow in the function parseChars in compileTranslationTable.c, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-11440.

How severe is CVE-2018-11683?

CVE-2018-11683 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-11683?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Liblouis Liblouis, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Opensuse Leap.