Fedora 28 update for dcraw



| Updated: 2025-04-24
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-5801
CWE-ID CWE-476
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

dcraw
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU11767

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5801

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists in the unpack function src/libraw_cxx.cpp due to incorrect handling of photo files. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted photo file, trigger NULL pointer dereference and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 28

dcraw: before 9.28.0-1.fc28

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-866bd0e3c2


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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