LibRaw raw2image_ex heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in LibRaw. Affected by this issue is the function raw2image_ex. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-1729. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LibRaw (Image Processing Software) (affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function raw2image_ex. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in LibRaw. A heap-buffer-overflow in raw2image_ex() caused by a maliciously crafted file may lead to an application crash.

The weakness was disclosed 04/21/2023. The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-1729 since 03/30/2023. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216235 (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : digiKam vulnerabilities (USN-7266-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (216235). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 216235
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : digiKam vulnerabilities (USN-7266-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/30/2023 🔍
04/21/2023 +22 days 🔍
04/21/2023 +0 days 🔍
02/13/2025 +664 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2023-1729 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1729
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-226997

Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2023 14:59
Updated: 02/13/2025 16:23
Changes: 04/21/2023 14:59 (37), 07/10/2024 16:38 (27), 02/13/2025 16:23 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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