#VU16661 Stack-based buffer overflow in LibRaw - CVE-2018-5809 

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#VU16661 Stack-based buffer overflow in LibRaw - CVE-2018-5809

Published: December 24, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16661
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5809
CWE-ID: CWE-121
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 execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the "LibRaw::parse_exif()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.9. A remote attacker can trick the victim into processing a specially crafted input, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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