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CVE-2017-13742

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-13742 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Liblouis 3.2.0, specifically within the includeFile() function in compileTranslationTable.c. This flaw can be triggered remotely, leading to a denial of service attack against affected systems. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and does not require privileges, but does require user interaction. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:liblouis:liblouis:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.85%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0185 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 26,236 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: liblouis-0:2.5.2-11.el7_4
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-13742Low

liblouis: Stack-buffer overflow in the function includeFile()

Aug 23, 2017

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:3111
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/100607