CVE-2018-7441 Leptonica through 1.75.3 uses hardcoded /tmp pathnames, which might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files or have unspecified other impact by creating files in advance or winning a race condi...
HighCVSS 7.0
EPSS 0.25%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
Leptonica through 1.75.3 uses hardcoded /tmp pathnames, which might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files or have unspecified other impact by creating files in advance or winning a race condition, as demonstrated by /tmp/junk_split_image.ps in prog/splitimage2pdf.c.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/leptonlib(Debian:12) | < 1.76.0-1 | 1.76.0-1 |
| debian/leptonlib(Debian:13) | < 1.76.0-1 | 1.76.0-1 |
| debian/leptonlib(Debian:14) | < 1.76.0-1 | 1.76.0-1 |
| leptonica | <= 1.75.3 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2018-7441 vendor-advisory
- lists.debian.org mailing-list third-party-advisory
- GLSA-202312-01 vendor-advisory