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CVE-2017-16909 (GCVE-0-2017-16909)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-12-07 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 20:35
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • DoS (Denial of Service) through heap-based buffer overflow
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a LibRaw Affected: Prior to 0.18.6
Date Public
2018-12-07 00:00
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