SB2017091251 - Fedora 27 update for LibRaw

CSH
CYBERSECURITY HELP
Sign In REGISTER

Main Vulnerability Database SB2017091251

SB2017091251 - Fedora 27 update for LibRaw

Published: September 12, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2017091251
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 50% Medium 50%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13735)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

There is a floating point exception in the kodak_radc_load_raw function in dcraw_common.cpp in LibRaw 0.18.2. It will lead to a remote denial of service attack.


2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14265)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow was discovered in xtrans_interpolate in internal/dcraw_common.cpp in LibRaw before 0.18.3. It could allow a remote denial of service or code execution attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References