UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7440

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7440
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7440.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7440
Related
Published
2018-02-23T21:29:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:35Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue was discovered in Leptonica through 1.75.3. The gplotMakeOutput function allows command injection via a $(command) approach in the gplot rootname argument. This issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-3836.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / leptonlib

Package

Name
leptonlib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/leptonlib@1.73-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.72-3
1.72-3build1
1.73-1
1.73-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / leptonlib

Package

Name
leptonlib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/leptonlib@1.75.3-3?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.75.3-3

Affected versions

1.*

1.74.4-1
1.74.4-2
1.75.3-1
1.75.3-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.75.3-3",
            "binary_name": "leptonica-progs"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.75.3-3",
            "binary_name": "leptonica-progs-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.75.3-3",
            "binary_name": "liblept5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.75.3-3",
            "binary_name": "liblept5-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.75.3-3",
            "binary_name": "libleptonica-dev"
        }
    ]
}