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High USN-4819-1 3 CVEs

leptonlib vulnerabilities

Published Mar 15, 2021 · Updated Jun 29, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that Leptonica incorrectly handled path names. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-18196)

It was discovered that Leptonica incorrectly handled certain input
arguments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
commands. (CVE-2018-3836)

It was discovered that Leptonica incorrectly handled input arguments. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
other unspecified impact. (CVE-2018-7186)

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS leptonlib 1.70.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS leptonlib 1.73-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Vulnerabilities 3

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18196
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-3836
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7186