CRITICAL
An issue was discovered in Leptonica through 1.75.3
Published Feb 23, 2018
9.1
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.99%
Description
An issue was discovered in Leptonica through 1.75.3. The gplotMakeOutput function does not block '/' characters in the gplot rootname argument, potentially leading to path traversal and arbitrary file overwrite.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.1 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
6.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.99% 0.01995
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01995
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.99% (0.01995) | 79.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.07% (0.02065) | 78.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00181) | 55.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00181) | 55.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 63.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00244) | 60.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 9.79th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 25.53th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts/2018/02/msg00086.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-01 vendor-advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts/2018/02/msg00086.html | Mailing ListThird 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 23, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Feb 23, 2018
Link CVE-2018-7442
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a