CVE-2018-7441 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a race condition in Leptonica to overwrite arbitrary files via hardcoded /tmp paths, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-7441?
CVE-2018-7441 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Leptonica through 1.75.3 uses hardcoded /tmp pathnames, which might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files or have unspecified other impact by creating files in advance or winning a race condition, as demonstrated by /tmp/junk_split_image.ps in prog/splitimage2pdf.c.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7441?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Leptonica Leptonica.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7441?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-7441 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7441 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-7441, GHSA-ffph-9q4q-c343, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7441.