CVE-2017-16909 Information

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

Reference

https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txt https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/f1394822a0152ceed77815eafa5cac4e8baab10a https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/76000/ https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-19/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3615-1/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.8