USN-3474-1

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    USN-3474-1

    Published: 6 Nov 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: liblouis vulnerability

    Details: Raphael Sanchez Prudencio discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3474-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8184

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: liblouis

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.5.3-2ubuntu1.2

    Affected versions

    2.5.3-2
    2.5.3-2ubuntu1
    2.5.3-2ubuntu1.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High