SB2018020615 - Remote code execution in Leptonica
Published: February 6, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018020615
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7440)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists in the gplotMakeOutput function due to insufficient validation of commands used in the gplot rootname argument. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.