UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16909

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16909

    Published: 13 Dec 2017Last Modified: 20 May 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-16909
    Aliases:
    USN-3615-1

    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://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16909, https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-19, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3615-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16909

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libraw

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libraw?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.15.4-1ubuntu0.2

    Affected versions

    0.15.3-1ubuntu1
    0.15.4-1
    0.15.4-1ubuntu0.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High