Code Injection in LibRaw - CVE-2015-8366
Published: January 14, 2020 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30444
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8366
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in vectors related to indexes. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
LibRaw
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
libraw (Alpine package)
jasper (Alpine package)
LibRaw
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
libraw (Alpine package)
jasper (Alpine package)
LibRaw
How to mitigate CVE-2015-8366
Update to version 0.17.1.
LibRaw - update to 0.17.1
libraw (Alpine package) - update to 0.17.1-r0
LibRaw - addressed in versions 0.16.2-3.el6, 0.16.2-3.fc21, 0.16.2-3.fc22, 0.16.2-3.fc23
libraw (Alpine package) - update to 0.17.1-r0
LibRaw - addressed in versions 0.16.2-3.el6, 0.16.2-3.fc21, 0.16.2-3.fc22, 0.16.2-3.fc23