USN-3672-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3672-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3672-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3672-1
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Published
2018-06-06T15:09:47.683421Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:39Z
Summary
liblouis vulnerabilities
Details

Henri Salo discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-11683, CVE-2018-11684, CVE-2018-11685)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / liblouis

Package

Name
liblouis
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/liblouis@2.5.3-2ubuntu1.4?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.3-2ubuntu1.4

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.3-2
2.5.3-2ubuntu1
2.5.3-2ubuntu1.1
2.5.3-2ubuntu1.2
2.5.3-2ubuntu1.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis-bin",
            "binary_version": "2.5.3-2ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis-data",
            "binary_version": "2.5.3-2ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.5.3-2ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis2",
            "binary_version": "2.5.3-2ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-louis",
            "binary_version": "2.5.3-2ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-louis",
            "binary_version": "2.5.3-2ubuntu1.4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2018-11683"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2018-11684"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2018-11685"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / liblouis

Package

Name
liblouis
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/liblouis@2.6.4-2ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.4-2ubuntu0.3

Affected versions

2.*

2.6.2-2
2.6.4-2
2.6.4-2ubuntu0.1
2.6.4-2ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis-bin",
            "binary_version": "2.6.4-2ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis-data",
            "binary_version": "2.6.4-2ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.6.4-2ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis9",
            "binary_version": "2.6.4-2ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-louis",
            "binary_version": "2.6.4-2ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-louis",
            "binary_version": "2.6.4-2ubuntu0.3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2018-11683"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2018-11684"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2018-11685"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / liblouis

Package

Name
liblouis
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/liblouis@3.5.0-1ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.0-1ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

3.*

3.0.0-3ubuntu1
3.3.0-1
3.4.1-1
3.5.0-1
3.5.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis-bin",
            "binary_version": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis-data",
            "binary_version": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "liblouis14",
            "binary_version": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-louis",
            "binary_version": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-louis",
            "binary_version": "3.5.0-1ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2018-11683"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2018-11684"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2018-11685"
            }
        ]
    }
}