#VU16690 NULL pointer dereference in LibRaw - CVE-2018-20364

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#VU16690 NULL pointer dereference in LibRaw - CVE-2018-20364

Published: December 25, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16690
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20364
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
LibRaw
Software vendor:
LibRaw LLC

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in libraw_cxx.cpp. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted input and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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