CVE-2018-7442
N/A
Published: February 23, 2018 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:03 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLeptonica
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 1.75.3
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts/2018/02/msg00086.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22
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