Out-of-bounds read in LibRaw - CVE-2017-16910
Published: April 12, 2018 / Updated: January 3, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11800
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16910
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 invalid read memory access in the LibRaw::xtrans_interpolate() 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 invalid read memory access in the LibRaw::xtrans_interpolate() function and cause the service to crash.
Affected software
LibRaw
libraw (Alpine package)
LibRaw
Fedora
libraw (Alpine package)
LibRaw
Fedora
How to mitigate CVE-2017-16910
Install update from vendor's website.
libraw (Alpine package) - update to 0.18.6-r0
LibRaw - addressed in versions 0.18.6-1.fc26, 0.18.6-2.el7
LibRaw - addressed in versions 0.18.6-1.fc26, 0.18.6-2.el7