CVE-2018-11410 is a critical vulnerability affecting Liblouis 3.5.0 and related Canonical Ubuntu Linux distributions. It involves an invalid free error within the compileRule function, allowing remote attackers to trigger a denial-of-service condition or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with no user interaction required, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are currently available, and there is minimal community discussion, its high severity warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:liblouis:liblouis:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
17.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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