CVE-2017-15101
Publication date 27 July 2018
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
A missing patch for a stack-based buffer overflow in findTable() was found in Red Hat version of liblouis before 2.5.4. An attacker could cause a denial of service condition or potentially even arbitrary code execution.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| liblouis | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2.5.3-2ubuntu1.2
|
Notes
leosilva
our fix already incorporate Samuel`s patch as CVE-2014-8184 it only affects versions before 2.5.4
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
9.8 · Critical
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |