CVE-2023-26769
published 2023-03-16CVE-2023-26769: Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis Lou_Trace v.3.24.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the resolveSubtable function at…
PriorityP433high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.15%
63.2th percentile
Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis Lou_Trace v.3.24.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the resolveSubtable function at compileTranslationTabel.c.
Affected
9 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | liblouis | < liblouis 3.24.0-2 (forky) | liblouis 3.24.0-2 (forky) |
| liblouis | liblouis | — | — |
| liblouis | liblouis | >= 0 < 3.24.0-2 | 3.24.0-2 |
| liblouis | liblouis | >= 0 < 3.24.0-2 | 3.24.0-2 |
| liblouis | liblouis | >= 0 < 3.5.0-1ubuntu0.5 | 3.5.0-1ubuntu0.5 |
| liblouis | liblouis | >= 0 < 3.12.0-3ubuntu0.2 | 3.12.0-3ubuntu0.2 |
| liblouis | liblouis | >= 0 < 3.20.0-2ubuntu0.2 | 3.20.0-2ubuntu0.2 |
| liblouis | liblouis | >= 0 < 2.6.4-2ubuntu0.4+esm1 | 2.6.4-2ubuntu0.4+esm1 |
| msrc | cbl2_liblouis_3.26.0-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5LOW
vendor_msrc7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.5HIGH
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Ubuntu
Libloius vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-05-23·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2023-26767 [HIGH] Libloius vulnerabilities
Title: Libloius vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in liblouis.
USN-5996-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Liblouis. This update provides
the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 23.04.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-26767, CVE-2023-26768, CVE-2023-26769)
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Ubuntu
Liblouis vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-04-04·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2023-26769 [HIGH] Liblouis vulnerabilities
Title: Liblouis vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in liblouis.
It was discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-26767, CVE-2023-26768, CVE-2023-26769)
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Microsoft
Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis Lou_Trace v.3.24.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the resolveSubtable function at compileTranslationTabel.c.
vendor_msrc·2023-03-14·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2023-26769 [HIGH] CWE-120 Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis Lou_Trace v.3.24.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the resolveSubtable function at compileTranslationTabel.c.
Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis Lou_Trace v.3.24.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the resolveSubtable function at compileTranslationTabel.c.
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect t
Red Hat
liblouis: buffer overflow in Lou_Trace
vendor_redhat·2023-02-04·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2023-26769 [HIGH] CWE-400 liblouis: buffer overflow in Lou_Trace
liblouis: buffer overflow in Lou_Trace
Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis Lou_Trace v.3.24.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the resolveSubtable function at compileTranslationTabel.c.
Package: liblouis (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Out of support scope
Package: liblouis (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2023-26769: liblouis - Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis Lou_Trace v.3.24.0 allows a remo...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2023-26769 [HIGH] CVE-2023-26769: liblouis - Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis Lou_Trace v.3.24.0 allows a remo...
Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis Lou_Trace v.3.24.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the resolveSubtable function at compileTranslationTabel.c.
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 3.24.0-2)
sid: resolved (fixed in 3.24.0-2)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 3.24.0-2)
VulDB
Liblouis 3.24.0 compileTranslationTabel.c resolveSubtable buffer overflow (EUVD-2023-30562 / Nessus ID 325253)
vuldb·2026-07-07·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2023-26769 [HIGH] Liblouis 3.24.0 compileTranslationTabel.c resolveSubtable buffer overflow (EUVD-2023-30562 / Nessus ID 325253)
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Liblouis 3.24.0. Impacted is the function resolveSubtable of the file compileTranslationTabel.c. Performing a manipulation results in buffer overflow.
This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-26769. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.
It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
OSV
liblouis vulnerabilities
osv·2023-04-04·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2023-26767 [HIGH] liblouis vulnerabilities
liblouis vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-26767, CVE-2023-26768, CVE-2023-26769)
OSV
CVE-2023-26769: Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis Lou_Trace v
osv·2023-03-16·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2023-26769 [HIGH] CVE-2023-26769: Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis Lou_Trace v
Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis Lou_Trace v.3.24.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the resolveSubtable function at compileTranslationTabel.c.
GHSA
GHSA-rvg4-44mx-vhr7: Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis Lou_Trace v
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-03-16
CVE-2023-26769 [HIGH] CWE-120 GHSA-rvg4-44mx-vhr7: Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis Lou_Trace v
Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Liblouis Lou_Trace v.3.24.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the resolveSubtable function at compileTranslationTabel.c.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2023-03-16
Published