liblouis: Heap-buffer overflow resulting in an out-of-bounds write in resolveSubtable() function
Published Aug 29, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.19%
Description
There is a heap-based buffer overflow that causes a more than two thousand bytes out-of-bounds write in Liblouis 3.2.0, triggered in the function resolveSubtable() in compileTranslationTable.c. It will lead to denial of service or remote code execution.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02189) | 81.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02189) | 80.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00450) | 63.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 2.54% (0.02543) | 90.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 1, 2024 | 2.54% (0.02543) | 89.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 2.09% (0.02087) | 87.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 14, 2023 | 1.52% (0.01519) | 85.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 1.34% (0.01341) | 84.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.16% (0.01157) | 82.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01763) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.61% (0.01609) | 52.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.71% (0.01708) | 34.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.71% (0.01708) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100607 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13739 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484299 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488936 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13739
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13739
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100607 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13739 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484299 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488936 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13739 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13739 |
Change history (0)
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