CVE-2018-20337

LibRaw: stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_makernote function of dcraw_common.cpp

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_makernote function of dcraw_common.cpp in LibRaw 0.19.1. Crafted input will lead to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

Existe un desbordamiento de búfer basado en pila en la función parse_makernote de dcraw_common.cpp en la versión 0.19.1 de LibRaw. Se podría realizar un ataque de denegación de servicio u otro tipo de impacto sin especificar con una entrada especialmente manipulada.

It was discovered that LibRaw incorrectly handled photo files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted photo file, a remote attacker could cause applications linked against LibRaw to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-12-21 CVE Reserved
2018-12-21 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-08-05 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/issues/192	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3989-1	2020-08-24
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20337	2020-04-28
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1661555	2020-04-28

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Libraw Search vendor "Libraw"		Libraw Search vendor "Libraw" for product "Libraw"				0.19.1 Search vendor "Libraw" for product "Libraw" and version "0.19.1"		-		Affected