HIGH
liblouis: Stack-based Buffer Overflow in parseChars function in compileTranslationTable.c
Published May 25, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.19%
Description
Liblouis 3.5.0 has a stack-based Buffer Overflow in the function parseChars in compileTranslationTable.c.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
- 18.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
liblouis
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
liblouis
Fix deferred
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | liblouis | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | liblouis | Fix deferred | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the version of Liblouis as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
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) ▾
3.3 LOW Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
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.
3.19% 0.03195
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03195
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.19% (0.03195) | 87.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.24% (0.03236) | 86.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.40% (0.00402) | 57.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.40% (0.02399) | 75.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00479) | 76.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00479) | 75.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 16, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00479) | 73.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00515) | 73.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00658) | 76.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | 0.93% (0.00928) | 80.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 19, 2023 | 0.92% (0.00920) | 80.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.94% (0.00938) | 80.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2023 | 0.67% (0.00666) | 76.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.72% (0.00723) | 77.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 27.69th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 64.49th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (8)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00038.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104321 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11440 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1582658 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/575 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11440
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3669-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11440
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00038.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104321 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11440 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1582658 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/575 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11440 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3669-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11440 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 25, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved May 25, 2018
Link CVE-2018-11440
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a