CVE-2017-15101
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CVE-2017-15101 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A missing patch for a stack-based buffer overflow in findTable() was found in Red Hat version of liblouis before 2.5.4. An attacker could cause a denial of service condition or potentially even arbitrary code execution.. EPSS estimates a 1.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A missing patch for a stack-based buffer overflow in findTable() was found in Red Hat version of liblouis before 2.5.4. An attacker could cause a denial of service condition or potentially even arbitrary code execution.
Metrics
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Liblouis | Liblouis | < 2.5.4 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.4 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.4 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.5 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3384Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-15101Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3384Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-15101Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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