CVE-2018-7440

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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/DanBloomberg/leptonica/issues/303#issuecomment-366472212	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00005.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-01

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:leptonica:leptonica:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

18 Dec 2023, 08:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-01 -

Information

Published : 2018-02-23 21:29

Updated : 2023-12-18 08:15

NVD link : CVE-2018-7440

Mitre link : CVE-2018-7440

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-7440

JSON object : View

Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

leptonica

leptonica

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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