CVE-2014-8184

Summary

CVECVE-2014-8184
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-08-02 13:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-03-03 17:44:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-121

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Liblouis Liblouis All All All All
Application Liblouis Liblouis All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
stack-based buffer overflow findTable() (CVE-2014-8184) · Issue #425 · liblouis/liblouis · GitHub MISC github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2014-8184 - Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
1492701 – (CVE-2014-8184) CVE-2014-8184 liblouis: stack-based buffer overflow in findTable() MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
1492701 – (CVE-2014-8184) CVE-2014-8184 liblouis: stack-based buffer overflow in findTable() CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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