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CVE-2014-8184

7.8 · HIGH

A vulnerability was found in liblouis, versions 2.5.x before 2.5.4.

Published Aug 2, 2019CWE-121EPSS 1.55%

Overview

CVE-2014-8184 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 2, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability was found in liblouis, versions 2.5.x before 2.5.4. A stack-based buffer overflow was found in findTable() in liblouis. An attacker could create a malicious file that would cause applications that use liblouis (such as Orca) to crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code when opened.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-8184GitHubgithub.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/425Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-8184GitHubgithub.com/liblouis/liblouis/issues/425

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-8184?

CVE-2014-8184 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 2, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-8184?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-8184?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2014-8184?

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