CVE-2018-7442 is a path traversal vulnerability in Leptonica versions through 1.75.3, specifically within the gplotMakeOutput function. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) allows an unauthenticated attacker to overwrite arbitrary files due to improper handling of '/' characters in the gplot rootname argument. Despite its high severity, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.75.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:leptonica:leptonica:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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:N
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