CVE-2017-16909

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    CVE-2017-16909

    Published: 7 Dec 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txt, https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/76000/, https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-19/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3615-1/, https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/f1394822a0152ceed77815eafa5cac4e8baab10a

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -b829580cca716c26e9dc441bb2a64bd56dd3e4c2

    Affected versions

    0.18.5
    0.18.4
    0.18.3
    0.18.2
    0.18.1
    0.18.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
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    High