CVE-2018-3836

Public Exploit

Description

An exploitable command injection vulnerability exists in the gplotMakeOutput function of Leptonica 1.74.4. A specially crafted gplot rootname argument can cause a command injection resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious path as input to an application that passes attacker data to this function to trigger this vulnerability.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory talosintelligence.com
Affected: Dan Bloomberg Leptonica
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00019.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0516 third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-3836?
CVE-2018-3836 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-3836?
To fix CVE-2018-3836, 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-2018-3836 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-3836 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-3836?
CVE-2018-3836 affects Dan Bloomberg Leptonica.
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