PT-2019-4978 · Libraw+3 · Libraw+3

Published

2018-11-23

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Updated

2022-01-29

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CVE-2018-5818

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions LibRaw versions prior to 0.19.1
Description The issue is related to the parse rollei() function in the LibRaw library, which can lead to uncontrolled resource consumption. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. The error within the function can trigger an infinite loop.
Recommendations For versions prior to 0.19.1, update to version 0.19.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the parse rollei() function until a patch is available.

Fix

Resource Exhaustion

Infinite Loop

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2018-2684
BDU:2020-01601
CVE-2018-5818
DLA-1734-1
DLA-2903-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2019:0094-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2019_0094-1
SUSE-SU-2019:0127-1
SUSE-SU-2019:0133-1
USN-3989-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Libraw
Suse
Ubuntu