CVE-2018-7441 describes a vulnerability in Leptonica versions up to 1.75.3, where the software uses hardcoded /tmp pathnames. This flaw could allow a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files or cause other unspecified impact through race conditions or pre-created files. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a local attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires high attack complexity and low privileges. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| 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:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.1 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.