LibRaw up to 0.19.0 dcraw_common.cpp parse_sinar_ia resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in LibRaw up to 0.19.0. This affects the function parse_sinar_ia of the file internal/dcraw_common.cpp. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-5819. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in LibRaw up to 0.19.0 (Image Processing Software). This issue affects the function parse_sinar_ia of the file internal/dcraw_common.cpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

An error within the "parse_sinar_ia()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) within LibRaw versions prior to 0.19.1 can be exploited to exhaust available CPU resources.

The bug was discovered 12/13/2018. The weakness was released 02/20/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-5819 since 01/19/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 39 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 121301 (SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : libraw (SUSE-SU-2019:0133-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 172005 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for libraw (SUSE-SU-2019:0127-1)).

Upgrading to version 0.19.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (121301) and SecurityFocus (BID 106299†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-128275, VDB-128310, VDB-128311 and VDB-128312. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 121301
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : libraw (SUSE-SU-2019:0133-1)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: LibRaw 0.19.1

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01/19/2018 🔍
12/13/2018 +328 days 🔍
12/22/2018 +9 days 🔍
01/21/2019 +30 days 🔍
01/22/2019 +1 days 🔍
02/20/2019 +29 days 🔍
02/21/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/11/2023 +1601 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-3989-1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-5819 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5819
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-131051
SecurityFocus: 106299 - LibRAW 'libraw_cxx.cpp' Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/21/2019 08:03
Updated: 07/11/2023 15:16
Changes: 02/21/2019 08:03 (74), 05/11/2020 16:46 (4), 07/11/2023 15:16 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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