Buffer over-read in dcraw - CVE-2018-19565

 

Buffer over-read in dcraw - CVE-2018-19565

Published: November 27, 2018 / Updated: November 28, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16162
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19565
CWE-ID: CWE-126
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition.

The vulnerability exists due to buffer over-read condition in the crop_masked_pixels function. A local attacker can access and supply malicious files, trigger a buffer over-read condition and cause the affected application to crash.


Affected software

dcraw

How to mitigate CVE-2018-19565

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.


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