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CVE-2018-17294
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-09-21T07:29:00.617 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:45:37.783

Summary

The matchCurrentInput function inside lou_translateString.c of Liblouis prior to 3.7 does not check the input string's length, allowing attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash via out-of-bounds read) by crafting an input file with certain translation dictionaries.

Affected products

liblouis — liblouis

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