CVE-2017-13744 Memory corruption in n/a
An illegal address access in Liblouis can cause a denial of service via crafted input, affecting applications using the library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-13744?
CVE-2017-13744 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
There is an illegal address access in the function _lou_getALine() in compileTranslationTable.c:343 in Liblouis 3.2.0.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13744?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Liblouis Liblouis.
How do I fix CVE-2017-13744?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-13744 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13744 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-13744, GHSA-cj9f-x33q-pr9r, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13744.