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CVE-2018-17294

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 2.72% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-09-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

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A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2018-17294
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
2.72%

Original NVD Description

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.

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