SB2017051623 - Buffer overflow in LibRaw
Published: May 16, 2017 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017051623
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6886)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
An error within the "parse_tiff_ifd()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions before 0.18.2 can be exploited to corrupt memory.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.