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TI-2017-10014 Aliases CVE-2017-13739GHSA-pf68-56c8-92ch

There is a heap-based buffer overflow that causes a more than two thousand bytes…

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

There is a heap-based buffer overflow that causes a more than two thousand bytes out-of-bounds write in Liblouis 3.2.0, triggered in the function resolveSubtable() in compileTranslationTable.c. It will lead to denial of service or remote code execution.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02189 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:liblouis:liblouis:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0VulnerableLiblouis
  • cpe:2.3:a:liblouis:liblouis:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·Liblouis

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-13739
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pf68-56c8-92ch

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-11762 Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis v.3.24.0 allows a remote attacker to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-08139 An issue was discovered in Liblouis 3.5.0. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-11075 Stack-based buffer overflow in liblouis CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-08166 Liblouis 3.5.0 has a stack-based Buffer Overflow in the function parseChars in compileTranslationTable.c. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-08283 Liblouis 3.5.0 has a Segmentation fault in lou_logPrint in logging.c. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-11761 Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis v.3.24.0 allows a remote attacker to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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