dcraw up to 9.28 parse_tiff_ifd memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in dcraw up to 9.28 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function parse_tiff_ifd. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-19567. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in dcraw up to 9.28. Affected is the function parse_tiff_ifd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

A floating point exception in parse_tiff_ifd in dcraw through 9.28 could be used by attackers able to supply malicious files to crash an application that bundles the dcraw code.

The bug was discovered 11/23/2018. The weakness was disclosed 11/26/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-19567 since 11/26/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-127150, VDB-127151 and VDB-127153 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

11/23/2018 🔍
11/26/2018 +3 days 🔍
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11/27/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/15/2020 +505 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-19567 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-19567
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-127152
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/27/2018 09:40
Updated: 04/15/2020 09:23
Changes: 11/27/2018 09:40 (56), 04/15/2020 09:23 (1)
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