NULL pointer dereference in LibRaw - CVE-2018-5801
Published: April 11, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11767
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: LibRaw LLC
Affected software:
LibRaw
LibRaw
Detailed vulnerability 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.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5801
Update to version 0.18.7.