CVE-2017-13744
There is an illegal address access in the function _lou_getALine() in compileTranslationTable.c...
There is an illegal address access in the function _lou_getALine() in compileTranslationTable.c:343 in Liblouis 3.2.0.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.5
There is an illegal address access in the function _lou_getALine() in compileTranslationTable.c:343 in Liblouis 3.2.0.
- Record
CVE-2017-13744- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
There is an illegal address access in the function _lou_getALine() in compileTranslationTable.c:343 in Liblouis 3.2.0.
- Record
CVE-2017-13744- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5261 No score
There is an illegal address access in the function _lou_getALine() in compileTranslationTable.c:343 in Liblouis 3.2.0.
- Record
EUVD-2017-5261- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cj9f-x33q-pr9r
6.5
There is an illegal address access in the function _lou_getALine() in compileTranslationTable.c...
There is an illegal address access in the function _lou_getALine() in compileTranslationTable.c:343 in Liblouis 3.2.0.
- Record
GHSA-cj9f-x33q-pr9r- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.5
There is an illegal address access in the function _lou_getALine() in compileTranslationTable.c:343 in Liblouis 3.2.0.
- Record
CVE-2017-13744- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-13744
6.5
There is an illegal address access in the function _lou_getALine() in compileTranslationTable.c:343 in Liblouis 3.2.0.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-13744- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS: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 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-13744
6.5
There is an illegal address access in the function _lou_getALine() in compileTranslationTable.c:343 in Liblouis 3.2.0.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13744- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS: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
OSVUSN-3408-1 No score
liblouis vulnerabilities
It was discovered that an illegal address access can be made in Liblouis. A remote attacker can take advantange of this to access sensitive information. (CVE-2017-13738, CVE-2017-13744)
It was discovered a heap-based buffer overflow that causes bytes out-of-bounds write in Liblouis. A remote attacker can use this to denial of service or remote code execution. (CVE-2017-13739)
It was discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in Liblouis. A remote attacker can use this to denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact. (CVE-2017-13740, CVE-2017-13742)
- Record
USN-3408-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
liblouisDebian:12 |
before 3.3.0-1 | 3.3.0-1 |
liblouisDebian:13 |
before 3.3.0-1 | 3.3.0-1 |
liblouisDebian:14 |
before 3.3.0-1 | 3.3.0-1 |
liblouisRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 | 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 |
liblouis-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 | 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 |
liblouis-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 | 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 |
liblouis-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 | 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 |
liblouis-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 | 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 |
liblouis-utilsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 | 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 |
liblouisRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 | 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
liblouis-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 | 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 |
liblouis-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 | 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 |
liblouis-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 | 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 |
liblouis-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 | 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 |
liblouis-utilsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 | 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 |
liblouisRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 | 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 |
liblouis-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 | 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 |
liblouis-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 | 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 |
liblouis-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 | 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 |
liblouis-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 | 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 |
liblouis-utilsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 | 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4 |
liblouisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 |
before 2.6.4-6.3.1 | 2.6.4-6.3.1 |
python3-louisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 |
before 2.6.4-6.3.1 | 2.6.4-6.3.1 |
liblouisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 |
before 2.6.4-6.3.1 | 2.6.4-6.3.1 |
python3-louisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 |
before 2.6.4-6.3.1 | 2.6.4-6.3.1 |
liblouisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 |
before 2.6.4-6.3.1 | 2.6.4-6.3.1 |
python-louisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 |
before 2.6.4-6.3.1 | 2.6.4-6.3.1 |
python3-louisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 |
before 2.6.4-6.3.1 | 2.6.4-6.3.1 |
liblouisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 |
before 2.6.4-6.3.1 | 2.6.4-6.3.1 |
liblouisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 |
before 2.6.4-6.3.1 | 2.6.4-6.3.1 |
liblouisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 |
before 2.6.4-6.3.1 | 2.6.4-6.3.1 |
python-louisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 |
before 2.6.4-6.3.1 | 2.6.4-6.3.1 |
python3-louisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 |
before 2.6.4-6.3.1 | 2.6.4-6.3.1 |
liblouisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 |
before 2.6.4-6.3.1 | 2.6.4-6.3.1 |
python-louisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 |
before 2.6.4-6.3.1 | 2.6.4-6.3.1 |
python3-louisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 |
before 2.6.4-6.3.1 | 2.6.4-6.3.1 |
liblouisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 |
before 2.6.4-6.3.1 | 2.6.4-6.3.1 |
python-louisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 |
before 2.6.4-6.3.1 | 2.6.4-6.3.1 |
python3-louisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 |
before 2.6.4-6.3.1 | 2.6.4-6.3.1 |
liblouisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 |
before 2.6.4-6.3.1 | 2.6.4-6.3.1 |
python-louisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 |
before 2.6.4-6.3.1 | 2.6.4-6.3.1 |
python3-louisSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 |
before 2.6.4-6.3.1 | 2.6.4-6.3.1 |
liblouisUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 2.5.3-2ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions 2.5.3-22.5.3-2ubuntu1 |
2.5.3-2ubuntu1.1 |
liblouisUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 2.6.4-2ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 2.6.2-22.6.4-2 |
2.6.4-2ubuntu0.1 |
liblouisopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 3.16.1-1.5 | 3.16.1-1.5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-13744 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 1.36%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in liblouis 3.3.0-1.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484338
securityfocus.com/bid/100607
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3111
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13744
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cj9f-x33q-pr9r
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-13744
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access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488933
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488935
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488937
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488938
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488939
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488942
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1492701
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2017/rhsa-2017_3111.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8184
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8184
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8184
github.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/425
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13738
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13738
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13738
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13740
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13740
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13740
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13741
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13741
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13741
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13742
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13742
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13742
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13743
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13743
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13743
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13744
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13744
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20172570-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1056088
bugzilla.suse.com/1056090
bugzilla.suse.com/1056093
bugzilla.suse.com/1056095
bugzilla.suse.com/1056097
bugzilla.suse.com/1056101
bugzilla.suse.com/1056105
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13738
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13739
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13740
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13741
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13743
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13744
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13744
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3408-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13738
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13739
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13740
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13742
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11410
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11683
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11685
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12085