CVE-2017-18196

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.

Category

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.debian.org/885704 third party advisory mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-01 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-18196?
CVE-2017-18196 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-18196?
To fix CVE-2017-18196, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-18196 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-18196 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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