VDB
CVE-2017-18196
CVE-2017-18196
PUBLISHED
Leptonica 1.74.4 constructs unintended pathnames (containing duplicated path components) when operating on files in /tmp subdirectories, which might allow local users to bypass intended file restrictions by leveraging access to a directory located deeper within the /tmp directory tree, as demonstrated by /tmp/ANY/PATH/ANY/PATH/input.tif.
EPSS 0.04% · 13.6th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.04%
13.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | leptonlib | 1.72-3, 1.72-3build1, 1.73-1 |
Timeline
- Feb 23, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18196 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/885704 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18196 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4819-1 vendor-advisory