CVE-2018-5808

Summary

CVECVE-2018-5808
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-12-07 22:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-24 17:37:00 UTC
DescriptionAn error within the "find_green()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.9 can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow and subsequently execute arbitrary code.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Libraw Libraw All All All All
Application Libraw Libraw All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
LibRaw/Changelog.txt at master · LibRaw/LibRaw · GitHub MISC github.com Release Notes
Secunia 81800#1: samsumg_load_raw · LibRaw/LibRaw@fd63302 · GitHub MISC github.com Patch
[SECURITY] [DLA 1734-1] libraw security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Computer Security Research - Secunia MISC secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory SA81800 - LibRaw Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia SECUNIA secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 179045 Debian Security Update for libraw (DLA 2903-1)
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