Description
Tesseract is an open source OCR engine. Prior to 5.5.4, ReadAdaptedClass in src/classify/adaptive.cpp raw-reads an ADAPT_CLASS_STRUCT from a pre-adapted-template .a file without neutralizing TempProtos and Config pointer fields before any destructor path. When the legacy engine is selected, classify_use_pre_adapted_templates is enabled, and an attacker can write the output-basename .a file, the success or rejection path can pass file-controlled pointers to ~ADAPT_CLASS_STRUCT and operator delete, causing memory corruption and denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 5.5.4.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| tesseract-ocr | tesseract | < 5.5.3 |
References
- https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract/commit/614e971036d2b95d521057ff63d68d6612429b23
- https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract/pull/4645
- https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract/releases/tag/5.5.4
- https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract/security/advisories/GHSA-357f-833m-3f83
- https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract/security/advisories/GHSA-357f-833m-3f83
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 30, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 2, 2026
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis