CVE-2014-8184
02.08.2019, 13:15
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.Enginsight
Affected Products (NVD)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| liblouis | liblouis | 2.5.0 ≤ 𝑥 < 2.5.4 |
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian Releases
Ubuntu Releases
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Releases
Common Weakness Enumeration
- CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer OverflowA stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
- CWE-119 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe software 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.