CVE-2014-8184
liblouis: stack-based buffer overflow in findTable()
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · October 9, 2017
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
A vulnerability was found in liblouis, versions 2.5.x before 2.5.4. A stack-based buffer overflow was found in findTable() in liblouis. An attacker could create a malicious file that would cause applications that use liblouis (such as Orca) to crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code when opened.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-121 · Stack-based Buffer Overflow