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CVE-2017-13741

There is a use-after-free in the function compileBrailleIndicator() in compileTranslationTable.c...

6.5 MediumFix available

There is a use-after-free in the function compileBrailleIndicator() in compileTranslationTable.c in Liblouis 3.2.0 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.76%Up 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

There is a use-after-free in the function compileBrailleIndicator() in compileTranslationTable.c in Liblouis 3.2.0 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Record
CVE-2017-13741
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

There is a use-after-free in the function compileBrailleIndicator() in compileTranslationTable.c in Liblouis 3.2.0 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Record
CVE-2017-13741
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5258 No score

There is a use-after-free in the function compileBrailleIndicator() in compileTranslationTable.c in Liblouis 3.2.0 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Record
EUVD-2017-5258
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j298-5j4f-cw2m 6.5

There is a use-after-free in the function compileBrailleIndicator() in compileTranslationTable.c...

There is a use-after-free in the function compileBrailleIndicator() in compileTranslationTable.c in Liblouis 3.2.0 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Record
GHSA-j298-5j4f-cw2m
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

There is a use-after-free in the function compileBrailleIndicator() in compileTranslationTable.c in Liblouis 3.2.0 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Record
CVE-2017-13741
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-13741 6.5

There is a use-after-free in the function compileBrailleIndicator() in compileTranslationTable.c in Liblouis 3.2.0 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-13741
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVRHSA-2017:3111 7.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: liblouis security update

Record
RHSA-2017:3111
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-13741 6.5

There is a use-after-free in the function compileBrailleIndicator() in compileTranslationTable.c in Liblouis 3.2.0 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13741
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10953-1 No score

liblouis-data-3.16.1-1.5 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the liblouis-data-3.16.1-1.5 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10953-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:2570-1 No score

Security update for liblouis

This update for liblouis fixes several issues.

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2017-13738: Prevent illegal address access in the _lou_getALine function that allowed to cause remote DoS (bsc#1056105).
  • CVE-2017-13739: Prevent heap-based buffer overflow in the function resolveSubtable() that could have caused DoS or remote code execution (bsc#1056101).
  • CVE-2017-13740: Prevent stack-based buffer overflow in the function parseChars() that could have caused DoS or possibly unspecified other impact (bsc#1056097)
  • CVE-2017-13741: Prevent use-after-free in function compileBrailleIndicator() that allowed to cause remote DoS (bsc#1056095).
  • CVE_2017-13742: Prevent stack-based buffer overflow in function includeFile that allowed to cause remote DoS (bsc#1056093).
  • CVE-2017-13743: Prevent buffer overflow triggered in the function _lou_showString() that allowed to cause remote DoS (bsc#1056090).
  • CVE-2017-13744: Prevent illegal address access in the function _lou_getALine() that allowed to cause remote DoS (bsc#1056088).
Record
SUSE-SU-2017:2570-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:2590-1 No score

Security update for liblouis

This update for liblouis fixes several issues.

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2017-13739: Prevent heap-based buffer overflow in the function resolveSubtable() that could have caused DoS or remote code execution (bsc#1056101)
  • CVE-2017-13740: Prevent stack-based buffer overflow in the function parseChars() that could have caused DoS or possibly unspecified other impact (bsc#1056097) ()
  • CVE-2017-13741: Prevent use-after-free in function compileBrailleIndicator() that allowed to cause remote DoS (bsc#1056095)
  • CVE_2017-13742: Prevent stack-based buffer overflow in function includeFile that allowed to cause remote DoS (bsc#1056093).
  • CVE-2017-13743: Prevent buffer overflow triggered in the function _lou_showString() that allowed to cause remote DoS (bsc#1056090)
Record
SUSE-SU-2017:2590-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
liblouis
Debian:12
before 3.3.0-1
3.3.0-1
liblouis
Debian:13
before 3.3.0-1
3.3.0-1
liblouis
Debian:14
before 3.3.0-1
3.3.0-1
liblouis
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
liblouis-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python3-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
liblouis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python3-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
liblouis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python3-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
liblouis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
liblouis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
liblouis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python3-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
liblouis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python3-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
liblouis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python3-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
liblouis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python3-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
liblouis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
before 1.7.0-1.3.3.1
1.7.0-1.3.3.1
python-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
before 1.7.0-1.3.3.1
1.7.0-1.3.3.1
liblouis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
before 1.7.0-1.3.3.1
1.7.0-1.3.3.1
python-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
before 1.7.0-1.3.3.1
1.7.0-1.3.3.1
liblouis
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.6.2-22.6.4-22.6.4-2ubuntu0.12.6.4-2ubuntu0.22.6.4-2ubuntu0.32.6.4-2ubuntu0.42.6.4-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
None known
liblouis
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 3.16.1-1.5
3.16.1-1.5

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-13741 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Liblouis, published August 29, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.76%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in liblouis 3.3.0-1.

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