SB2018073125 - Fedora 28 update for mingw-LibRaw



SB2018073125 - Fedora 28 update for mingw-LibRaw

Published: July 31, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2018073125
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5815)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow condition in the parse_qt()function, as defined in the internal/dcraw_common.cpp source code file in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.12. A remote attacker can trick the victim into processing a specially crafted Apple QuickTime file, trigger an infinite loop condition and cause the service to crash.


2) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5816)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a divide by zero integer overflow condition in the identify() function, as defined in the internal/dcraw_common.cpp source code file in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.12. A remote attacker can trick the victim into processing a specially crafted NOKIARAW file, trigger an infinite loop condition and cause the service to crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.