Remote code execution in LibRaw



Published: 2020-09-24
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-24890
CWE-ID CWE-476
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		LibRaw
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor LibRaw LLC

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU47048

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 3.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24890

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in parse_tiff_ifd() function in src/metadata/tiff.cpp. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted TIFF file to the application and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

LibRaw: 0.20.0

External links

http://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/issues/335


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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