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CVE-2018-5816 (GCVE-0-2018-5816)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-12-07 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 05:47
VLAI
Summary
An integer overflow error within the "identify()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.12 can be exploited to trigger a division by zero via specially crafted NOKIARAW file (Note: This vulnerability is caused due to an incomplete fix of CVE-2018-5804).
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • DoS (Denial of Service) through division by zero
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a LibRaw Affected: Prior to 0.18.12
Date Public
2018-12-07 00:00
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