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CVE-2017-13740

liblouis: Stack-buffer overflow in the parseChars() function

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7

CVSS 3.0

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Published · August 23, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

There is a stack-based buffer overflow in Liblouis 3.2.0, triggered in the function parseChars() in compileTranslationTable.c, that will lead to denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-121 · Stack-based Buffer Overflow