CVE-2017-13738: High severity oracle liblouis vulnerability
Published Aug 29, 2017
·Updated
There is an illegal address access in the lougetALine function in compileTranslationTable.c:346 in Liblouis 3.2.0.
Affected Software
1 affected component
Liblouis Liblouis=3.2.0
Event History
Aug 29, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 AM
Description
Sep 6, 2017
Data Sourced
01:27 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2017-13738?
CVE-2017-13738 has been assigned a high severity rating due to its potential to cause illegal address access and application crashes.
2
How do I fix CVE-2017-13738?
To fix CVE-2017-13738, upgrade Liblouis to a version higher than 3.2.0 where the vulnerability has been addressed.
3
Which versions of Liblouis are affected by CVE-2017-13738?
Liblouis version 3.2.0 is the only affected version for CVE-2017-13738.
4
What can happen if CVE-2017-13738 is exploited?
Exploitation of CVE-2017-13738 can lead to application crashes and potential data corruption.
5
Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-13738?
Yes, a patch is available by upgrading to a secure version of Liblouis beyond 3.2.0.