High severity · published Dec 7, 2018
CVE-2017-16909
An error related to the "LibRaw::panasonic_load_raw()" function (dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.6 can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow and…
8.8
CVSS
2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An error related to the "LibRaw::panasonic_load_raw()" function (dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.6 can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow and subsequently cause a crash via a specially crafted TIFF image.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.0% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libraw · Libraw
before 0.18.6 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
14.04; 16.04; 17.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16909
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16909
Release Notes
https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txt
Patch
https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/f1394822a0152ceed77815eafa5cac4e8baab10a
Third Party Advisory
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/76000/
Third Party Advisory
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-19/
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3615-1/
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