Out-of-bounds Write Affecting vala package, versions <0:0.40.19-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-VALA-5634645
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed28 Apr 2020

Introduced: 28 Apr 2020

CVE-2018-20337  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 vala to version 0:0.40.19-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2020:1766.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vala package and not the vala package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_makernote function of dcraw_common.cpp in LibRaw 0.19.1. Crafted input will lead to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.