liblouis: stack-based buffer overflow in findTable()
Published Aug 2, 2019
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.55%
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.
Affected products
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- Version 2.5.x before 2.5.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
liblouis-0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
Fixed · RHSA-2017:3111
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | liblouis-0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:3111 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.55% (0.01549) | 74.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.55% (0.01549) | 71.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.69% (0.00691) | 69.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.09% (0.02087) | 73.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.55% (0.00546) | 65.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00167) | 54.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00167) | 53.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00167) | 51.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.00% (0.01005) | 38.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 1.00% (0.01005) | 38.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.44% (0.01440) | 72.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 39.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.44% (0.01440) | 71.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.44% (0.01440) | 50.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8184 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1492701 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-8184 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/425 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8184
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8184
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8184 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1492701 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-8184 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/425 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8184 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8184 |
Change history (0)
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