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TI-2017-13381 Aliases CVE-2017-18196GHSA-m7cf-9jqx-8xrq

Leptonica 1.74.4 constructs unintended pathnames (containing duplicated path components)…

Priority LOW 16CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Leptonica 1.74.4 constructs unintended pathnames (containing duplicated path components) when operating on files in /tmp subdirectories, which might allow local users to bypass intended file restrictions by leveraging access to a directory located deeper within the /tmp directory tree, as demonstrated by /tmp/ANY/PATH/ANY/PATH/input.tif.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00409 35th 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:leptonica:leptonica:1.74.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.74.4VulnerableLeptonica
  • cpe:2.3:a:leptonica:leptonica:1.74.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.74.4 Vulnerable ·Leptonica

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-18196
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m7cf-9jqx-8xrq

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2018-05365 An issue was discovered in Leptonica through 1.75.3. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-05207 Leptonica before 1.75.3 does not limit the number of characters in a %s format argument… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-05256 An issue was discovered in pixHtmlViewer in prog/htmlviewer.c in Leptonica before 1.75.3. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-05367 An issue was discovered in Leptonica through 1.75.3. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2020-18579 Leptonica before 1.80.0 allows a heap-based buffer over-read in pixFewColorsOctcubeQuantMixed in colorquant1.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-18577 Leptonica before 1.80.0 allows a heap-based buffer over-read in rasteropGeneralLow… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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