CVE-2018-3836

Name: CVE-2018-3836
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-04-24T19:29:03.97+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 1.45%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-3836 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An exploitable command injection vulnerability exists in the gplotMakeOutput function of Leptonica 1.74.4. A specially crafted gplot rootname argument can cause a command injection resulting in arbitrary code execution. EPSS estimates a 1.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An exploitable command injection vulnerability exists in the gplotMakeOutput function of Leptonica 1.74.4. A specially crafted gplot rootname argument can cause a command injection resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious path as input to an application that passes attacker data to this function to trigger this vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.45%

70.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Leptonica	Leptonica	1.74.4
Debian	Debian Linux	7.0

References

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0516Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0516Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 24, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-3836?

How severe is CVE-2018-3836?

CVE-2018-3836 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-3836?

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Source: NVD / NIST