HIGH
liblouis: Stack-buffer overflow in the parseChars() function
Published Aug 29, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.59%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
7.0 HIGH Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.59% 0.01594
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01594
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.59% (0.01594) | 74.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.59% (0.01594) | 74.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00242) | 64.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00242) | 63.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00242) | 61.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00170) | 52.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 27.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100607 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3111 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13740 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484306 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488937 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13740
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13740
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100607 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3111 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13740 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484306 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488937 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13740 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13740 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 29, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Aug 29, 2017
Link CVE-2017-13740
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a