Improper Initialization in LibRaw - CVE-2015-8367

 

Improper Initialization in LibRaw - CVE-2015-8367

Published: January 14, 2020 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30445
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8367
CWE-ID: CWE-665
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: LibRaw LLC
Affected software:
LibRaw

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The phase_one_correct function in Libraw before 0.17.1 allows attackers to cause memory errors and possibly execute arbitrary code, related to memory object initialization.


How to mitigate CVE-2015-8367

Install update from vendor's website.

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