CVE-2017-6886 (GCVE-0-2017-6886)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-05-16 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:41
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- Denial of Service
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/d7c3d2cb4… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secun… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98605 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advis… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3950 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
Impacted products
Date Public
2017-05-11 00:00
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