Buffer over-read in dcraw - CVE-2018-19565
Published: November 27, 2018 / Updated: November 28, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16162
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19565
CWE-ID: CWE-126
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Dave Coffin
Affected software:
dcraw
dcraw
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-19565
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.