Out-of-bounds read in LibRaw - CVE-2018-5811

 

Out-of-bounds read in LibRaw - CVE-2018-5811

Published: December 24, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16667
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-2018-5811
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: LibRaw LLC
Affected software:
LibRaw

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read condition in the nikon_coolscan_load_raw() function, as defined in the internal/dcraw_common.cpp source code file  in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.9. A local attacker can supply a specially crafted input and cause the service to crash.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-5811

Install update from vendor's website.

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