Heap-based buffer overflow in LibRaw - CVE-2017-16909
Published: April 12, 2018 / Updated: January 3, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11799
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16909
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: LibRaw LLC
Affected software:
LibRaw
LibRaw
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to incorrect handling of photo files. A local attacker can send specially crafted files, trigger heap-buffer overflow in the LibRaw::panasonic_load_raw() function and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists due to incorrect handling of photo files. A local attacker can send specially crafted files, trigger heap-buffer overflow in the LibRaw::panasonic_load_raw() function and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-16909
Install update from vendor's website.