CRITICAL
An issue was discovered in pixHtmlViewer in prog/htmlviewer.c in Leptonica before 1.75.3
Published Feb 19, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.44%
Description
An issue was discovered in pixHtmlViewer in prog/htmlviewer.c in Leptonica before 1.75.3. Unsanitized input (rootname) can overflow a buffer, leading potentially to arbitrary code execution 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.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
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.
2.44% 0.02444
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02444
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.44% (0.02444) | 83.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.53% (0.02530) | 82.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00420) | 74.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00420) | 73.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00422) | 71.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 67.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.30% (0.01298) | 68.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jan 15, 2023 | 1.30% (0.01298) | 67.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 16, 2022 | 1.19% (0.01190) | 60.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.09% (0.01086) | 51.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.09% (0.01086) | 49.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.09% (0.01086) | 28.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.73% (0.00731) | 20.40th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.73% (0.00731) | 19.82th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.73% (0.00731) | 49.19th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.73% (0.00731) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- https://github.com/DanBloomberg/leptonica/commit/c1079bb8e77cdd426759e466729917ca37a3ed9f Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-01 vendor-advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/DanBloomberg/leptonica/commit/c1079bb8e77cdd426759e466729917ca37a3ed9f | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-01 | vendor-advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 19, 2018
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Feb 19, 2018
Link CVE-2018-7247
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a