Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libraw package, versions [,0.22.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.03% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-LIBRAW-15922698
  • published7 Apr 2026
  • disclosed2 Apr 2026
  • creditbiniam

Introduced: 2 Apr 2026

NewCVE-2026-5318  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade libraw to version 0.22.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write in the initval function of the JPEG DHT Parser component when processing the bits[] argument. An attacker can cause a denial of service by supplying a specially crafted JPEG file that triggers an out-of-bounds write during decompression.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1