CVE-2017-18196 Information

Description

Leptonica 1.74.4 constructs unintended pathnames (containing duplicated path components) when operating on files in /tmp subdirectories which might allow local users to bypass intended file restrictions by leveraging access to a directory located deeper within the /tmp directory tree as demonstrated by /tmp/ANY/PATH/ANY/PATH/input.tif.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Reference

https://bugs.debian.org/885704

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

3.3