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Debian: CVE-2018-5808: libraw -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2018-5808: libraw -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/07/2018
Created
04/22/2019
Added
03/29/2019
Modified
02/18/2020

Description

An error within the "find_green()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.9 can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow and subsequently execute arbitrary code.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-libraw

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