libraw up to 0.15.3 JPEG Decoder null pointer dereference

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A vulnerability was found in libraw (Image Processing Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component JPEG Decoder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The "faster LJPEG decoder" in libraw 0.13.x, 0.14.x, and 0.15.x before 0.15.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted photo file.

The weakness was presented 09/16/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-1439 since 01/26/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69820 (Fedora 19 : LibRaw-0.14.8-3.fc19.20120830git98d925 (2013-15562)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195915 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Libraw Vulnerabilities (USN-1964-1)).

Upgrading to version 0.15.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (86786) and Tenable (69820). See 66118 for similar entry.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 69820
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : LibRaw-0.14.8-3.fc19.20120830git98d925 (2013-15562)
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OpenVAS ID: 866879
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for LibRaw FEDORA-2013-15562
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libraw 0.15.2
Patch: github.com

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Advisory: dsa-2748
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CVE: CVE-2013-1439 (🔍)
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X-Force: 86786
Vulnerability Center: 44310 - LibRaw 0.13.x, 0.14.x, 15.x - 0.15.3 Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted Photo File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 62057
OSVDB: 96778

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Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/07/2022 14:13
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (66), 05/26/2017 21:21 (4), 01/07/2022 14:03 (4), 01/07/2022 14:09 (1), 01/07/2022 14:13 (1)
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