Liblouis 2.5.0/2.5.1/2.5.2/2.5.3 File findTable memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Liblouis 2.5.0/2.5.1/2.5.2/2.5.3. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function findTable of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability was found in liblouis, versions 2.5.x before 2.5.4. A stack-based buffer overflow was found in findTable() in liblouis. An attacker could create a malicious file that would cause applications that use liblouis (such as Orca) to crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code when opened.

The weakness was released 08/02/2019 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-8184 since 10/10/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104368 (Oracle Linux 7 : liblouis (ELSA-2017-3111)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236573 (Red Hat Update for liblouis (RHSA-2017:3384)).

Upgrading to version 2.5.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (104368).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 104368
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 7 : liblouis (ELSA-2017-3111)
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OpenVAS ID: 100599
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for liblouis CESA-2017:3384 centos7
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Liblouis 2.5.4

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Advisory: RHSA-2017:3111
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CVE: CVE-2014-8184 (🔍)

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Created: 08/02/2019 10:16 PM
Updated: 09/04/2024 05:19 PM
Changes: 08/02/2019 10:16 PM (69), 07/18/2020 04:36 PM (1), 11/20/2023 11:47 AM (4), 11/20/2023 11:54 AM (13), 09/04/2024 05:19 PM (16)
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