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CVE-2017-13740

There is a stack-based buffer overflow in Liblouis 3.2.0, triggered in the function parseChars()...

8.8 HighFix available

There is a stack-based buffer overflow in Liblouis 3.2.0, triggered in the function parseChars() in compileTranslationTable.c, that will lead to denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

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
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.59%Up 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

There is a stack-based buffer overflow in Liblouis 3.2.0, triggered in the function parseChars() in compileTranslationTable.c, that will lead to denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

Record
CVE-2017-13740
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

There is a stack-based buffer overflow in Liblouis 3.2.0, triggered in the function parseChars() in compileTranslationTable.c, that will lead to denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

Record
CVE-2017-13740
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5257 No score

There is a stack-based buffer overflow in Liblouis 3.2.0, triggered in the function parseChars() in compileTranslationTable.c, that will lead to denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

Record
EUVD-2017-5257
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-72qw-xhg7-3mhv 8.8

There is a stack-based buffer overflow in Liblouis 3.2.0, triggered in the function parseChars()...

There is a stack-based buffer overflow in Liblouis 3.2.0, triggered in the function parseChars() in compileTranslationTable.c, that will lead to denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

Record
GHSA-72qw-xhg7-3mhv
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.8

There is a stack-based buffer overflow in Liblouis 3.2.0, triggered in the function parseChars() in compileTranslationTable.c, that will lead to denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

Record
CVE-2017-13740
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-13740 8.8

There is a stack-based buffer overflow in Liblouis 3.2.0, triggered in the function parseChars() in compileTranslationTable.c, that will lead to denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-13740
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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-2017-13740 8.8

There is a stack-based buffer overflow in Liblouis 3.2.0, triggered in the function parseChars() in compileTranslationTable.c, that will lead to denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13740
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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
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

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
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
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
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
liblouis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python3-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
liblouis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python3-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
liblouis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python3-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
liblouis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
liblouis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
liblouis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python3-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
liblouis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python3-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
liblouis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python3-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
liblouis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
python3-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2.6.4-6.3.1
2.6.4-6.3.1
liblouis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 1.7.0-1.3.3.1
1.7.0-1.3.3.1
python-louis
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
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
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
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
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 1.7.0-1.3.3.1
1.7.0-1.3.3.1
liblouis
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 2.6.4-2ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
2.6.2-22.6.4-2
2.6.4-2ubuntu0.1
liblouis
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 2.5.3-2ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions
2.5.3-22.5.3-2ubuntu1
2.5.3-2ubuntu1.1
liblouis
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 2.6.4-2ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
2.6.2-22.6.4-2
2.6.4-2ubuntu0.1

History

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

In short

CVE-2017-13740 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Liblouis, published August 29, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.59%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in liblouis 3.3.0-1.

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