CVE-2011-1136: Medium severity Tesseract Project Tesseract vulnerability
In tesseract 2.03 and 2.04, an attacker can rewrite an arbitrary user file by guessing the PID and creating a link to the user's file.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2011-1136?
CVE-2011-1136 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to the potential for unauthorized file access and modification.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1136?
To mitigate CVE-2011-1136, upgrade your Tesseract installation to a version that is not vulnerable, specifically Tesseract 2.05 or later.
What software is affected by CVE-2011-1136?
CVE-2011-1136 affects Tesseract versions 2.03 and 2.04, as well as specific versions on Debian GNU/Linux.
Can CVE-2011-1136 be exploited remotely?
Yes, an attacker can exploit CVE-2011-1136 remotely by guessing the PID to create a link to a user's file.
What is Tesseract that is associated with CVE-2011-1136?
Tesseract is an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) engine that enables the conversion of images containing text into machine-readable text.