Low severity · published Feb 23, 2018
CVE-2017-18196
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…
3.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LE
Leptonica · Leptonica
1.74.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18196
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18196
Mailing List
https://bugs.debian.org/885704
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-01
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