Out-of-Bounds Affecting libraw package, versions <0.17.1-1ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.74% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-LIBRAW-323674
  • published16 May 2017
  • disclosed16 May 2017

Introduced: 16 May 2017

CVE-2017-6886  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 libraw to version 0.17.1-1ubuntu0.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libraw package and not the libraw package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An error within the "parse_tiff_ifd()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions before 0.18.2 can be exploited to corrupt memory.