CVE-2017-15101 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the findTable() function of Red Hat's liblouis library, affecting versions prior to 2.5.4. This flaw, rated 9.8 CRITICAL, allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely trigger a denial of service or potentially achieve arbitrary code execution with low attack complexity. Despite its high severity, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no known active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:liblouis:liblouis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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