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CVE-2017-13742

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  • Published2017-08-29
  • WeaknessCWE-119

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Description

There is a stack-based buffer overflow in Liblouis 3.2.0, triggered in the function includeFile() in compileTranslationTable.c, that will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2017-08-2906:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Liblouis
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.2= 3.2.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • liblouisUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.6.4-2ubuntu0.1
  • liblouisUbuntu:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.5.3-2ubuntu1.1
  • liblouisRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstationall versions · fixed in 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4and 5 other packages
  • liblouisRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::serverall versions · fixed in 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4and 5 other packages
  • liblouisRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientall versions · fixed in 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4and 5 other packages
  • liblouisDebian:14all versions · fixed in 3.3.0-1
  • liblouisDebian:13all versions · fixed in 3.3.0-1
  • liblouisDebian:12all versions · fixed in 3.3.0-1

Vendor advisories

  • RHSA-2017:3111 Red Hat Product Security62 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: liblouis security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2017:3111 · 62 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2017-08-29
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-vfmv-mrqv-497v

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13742?

There is a stack-based buffer overflow in Liblouis 3.2.0, triggered in the function includeFile() in compileTranslationTable.c, that will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Is CVE-2017-13742 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-13742 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.8% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-13742?

CVE-2017-13742 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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