{
  "cveId": "CVE-2018-17294",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17294",
  "summary": "CVE-2018-17294 is fixed in 5 products on 1 platform, first by liblouis-bin 3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3, released September 20, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.",
  "title": "liblouis14: The matchCurrentInput function inside lou_translateString.c of Liblouis prior to 3.7 does not check the input string\u0027...",
  "description": "The matchCurrentInput function inside lou_translateString.c of Liblouis prior to 3.7 does not check the input string\u0027s length, allowing attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash via out-of-bounds read) by crafting an input file with certain translation dictionaries.",
  "published": "2018-09-20T17:00:00Z",
  "severity": "Medium",
  "epss": 0.02716,
  "epssPercentile": 0.86098,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "liblouis-bin",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3",
      "fix": "liblouis-bin 3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-liblouis-bin-3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3",
      "released": "2018-09-20T17:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "liblouis-data",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3",
      "fix": "liblouis-data 3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-liblouis-data-3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3",
      "released": "2018-09-20T17:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "liblouis14",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3",
      "fix": "liblouis14 3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-liblouis14-3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3",
      "released": "2018-09-20T17:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "python-louis",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3",
      "fix": "python-louis 3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-python-louis-3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3",
      "released": "2018-09-20T17:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "python3-louis",
      "release": "Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)",
      "fixedVersion": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3",
      "fix": "python3-louis 3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-python3-louis-3.5.0-1ubuntu0.3",
      "released": "2018-09-20T17:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-07T18:46:35Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
    "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar",
    "terms": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data"
  }
}