Out-of-bounds Read 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
0.08% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-LIBRAW-15922700
  • published7 Apr 2026
  • disclosed2 Apr 2026
  • creditbiniam

Introduced: 2 Apr 2026

NewCVE-2026-5342  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (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 Read in the nikon_load_padded_packed_raw function of the TIFF/NEF decoder when processing the load_flags or raw_width arguments. An attacker can cause a denial of service by supplying specially crafted input files that trigger an out-of-bounds read.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1