CVE-2018-7442
published 2018-02-23CVE-2018-7442: An issue was discovered in Leptonica through 1.75.3. The gplotMakeOutput function does not block '/' characters in the gplot rootname argument, potentially…
PriorityP347critical9.1CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAN
EPSS
2.03%
78.9th percentile
An issue was discovered in Leptonica through 1.75.3. The gplotMakeOutput function does not block '/' characters in the gplot rootname argument, potentially leading to path traversal and arbitrary file overwrite.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | leptonlib | < leptonlib 1.76.0-1 (bookworm) | leptonlib 1.76.0-1 (bookworm) |
| leptonica | leptonica | <= 1.75.3 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.09.1CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
nvdv2.06.4MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
osv9.1CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.1CRITICAL
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GHSA
GHSA-fmvw-q9g6-wfgh: An issue was discovered in Leptonica through 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2018-7442 [CRITICAL] CWE-22 GHSA-fmvw-q9g6-wfgh: An issue was discovered in Leptonica through 1
An issue was discovered in Leptonica through 1.75.3. The gplotMakeOutput function does not block '/' characters in the gplot rootname argument, potentially leading to path traversal and arbitrary file overwrite.
OSV
CVE-2018-7442: An issue was discovered in Leptonica through 1
osv·2018-02-23·CVSS 9.1
CVE-2018-7442 [CRITICAL] CVE-2018-7442: An issue was discovered in Leptonica through 1
An issue was discovered in Leptonica through 1.75.3. The gplotMakeOutput function does not block '/' characters in the gplot rootname argument, potentially leading to path traversal and arbitrary file overwrite.
Debian
CVE-2018-7442: leptonlib - An issue was discovered in Leptonica through 1.75.3. The gplotMakeOutput functio...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 9.1
CVE-2018-7442 [CRITICAL] CVE-2018-7442: leptonlib - An issue was discovered in Leptonica through 1.75.3. The gplotMakeOutput functio...
An issue was discovered in Leptonica through 1.75.3. The gplotMakeOutput function does not block '/' characters in the gplot rootname argument, potentially leading to path traversal and arbitrary file overwrite.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.76.0-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.76.0-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.76.0-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.76.0-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.76.0-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-7442 leptonica: directory traversal in gplot rootname argument [epel-all]
bugzilla·2018-02-27·CVSS 9.1
CVE-2018-7442 [CRITICAL] CVE-2018-7442 leptonica: directory traversal in gplot rootname argument [epel-all]
CVE-2018-7442 leptonica: directory traversal in gplot rootname argument [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versi
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-7442 leptonica: directory traversal in gplot rootname argument [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-02-27·CVSS 9.1
CVE-2018-7442 [CRITICAL] CVE-2018-7442 leptonica: directory traversal in gplot rootname argument [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-7442 leptonica: directory traversal in gplot rootname argument [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported v
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-7442 mingw-leptonica: leptonica: directory traversal in gplot rootname argument [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-02-27·CVSS 9.1
CVE-2018-7442 [CRITICAL] CVE-2018-7442 mingw-leptonica: leptonica: directory traversal in gplot rootname argument [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-7442 mingw-leptonica: leptonica: directory traversal in gplot rootname argument [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects mul
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-7442 leptonica: directory traversal in gplot rootname argument
bugzilla·2018-02-27·CVSS 9.1
CVE-2018-7442 [CRITICAL] CVE-2018-7442 leptonica: directory traversal in gplot rootname argument
CVE-2018-7442 leptonica: directory traversal in gplot rootname argument
An issue was discovered in Leptonica through 1.75.3. The gplotMakeOutput function does not block '/' characters in the gplot rootname argument, potentially leading to path traversal and arbitrary file overwrite.
References:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts/2018/02/msg00086.html
Discussion:
Created leptonica tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1549738]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1549735]
Created mingw-leptonica tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1549737]
2018-02-23
Published