Type confusion in LibRaw - CVE-2018-5804
Published: December 25, 2018 / Updated: January 3, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16694
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-2018-5804
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: LibRaw LLC
Affected software:
LibRaw
LibRaw
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to type confusion error within the "identify()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp). A local attacker can supply a specially crafted input, trigger divide by zero error and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5804
Install update from vendor's website.