UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5815

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5815

    Published: 31 Jul 2018Last Modified: 20 May 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-5815
    Aliases:
    USN-3838-1

    Summary:

    Details: An integer overflow error within the "parse_qt()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.12 can be exploited to trigger an infinite loop via a specially crafted Apple QuickTime file.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5815, http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Jul/58, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3838-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5815

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libraw

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.17.1-1ubuntu0.4

    Affected versions

    0.16.2-1

    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
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High