REDHAT-BUG-2181135: Buffer Overflow

Published Mar 23, 2023

Updated

Buffer Overflow was vulnerability found in Liblouis v.3.24.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the loulogFile function at logginc.c endpoint.

References: https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/1292 https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/pull/1297

Affected Software

1 affected component

Liblouis Liblouis=3.24.0

Event History

Mar 23, 2023

Data Sourced

via Red Hat·08:15 AM

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does an attacker need to do to exploit this issue?

The available information states that exploitation can be performed remotely through the lou_logFile function in logginc.c. No further prerequisites, such as authentication or user interaction, are provided.

What is the known impact?

The reported impact is denial of service caused by a buffer overflow. The provided information does not establish code execution, data disclosure, or privilege escalation.

Which Liblouis version is identified as affected?

The issue is reported in Liblouis version 3.24.0. The supplied data does not identify fixed versions or affected version ranges.

REDHAT-BUG-2181135: Buffer Overflow

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What does an attacker need to do to exploit this issue?

What is the known impact?

Which Liblouis version is identified as affected?