There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_makernote function of dcraw_common.cpp in LibRaw 0.19.1.
There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_makernote function of dcraw_common.cpp in LibRaw 0.19.1. Crafted input will lead to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.
- Published
- Dec 21, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.1% · 81th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-787
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Report tools
Action score
36
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.1%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| libraw | libraw | cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- libraw libraw0.19.1
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | accountsservice-devel | before 0.6.50-8.el8 | 0.6.50-8.el8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | baobab | before 3.28.0-4.el8 | 3.28.0-4.el8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | clutter | before 1.26.2-8.el8 | 1.26.2-8.el8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | clutter-devel | before 1.26.2-8.el8 | 1.26.2-8.el8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | clutter-doc | before 1.26.2-8.el8 | 1.26.2-8.el8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gjs-devel | before 1.56.2-4.el8 | 1.56.2-4.el8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gnome-menus | before 3.13.3-11.el8 | 3.13.3-11.el8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gnome-menus-devel | before 3.13.3-11.el8 | 3.13.3-11.el8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gnome-tweaks | before 3.28.1-7.el8 | 3.28.1-7.el8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mozjs52 | before 52.9.0-2.el8.alma | 52.9.0-2.el8.alma |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mozjs52 | before 52.9.0-2.el8 | 52.9.0-2.el8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mozjs52-devel | before 52.9.0-2.el8 | 52.9.0-2.el8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mozjs52-devel | before 52.9.0-2.el8.alma | 52.9.0-2.el8.alma |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mozjs60 | before 60.9.0-4.el8.alma | 60.9.0-4.el8.alma |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mozjs60 | before 60.9.0-4.el8 | 60.9.0-4.el8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mozjs60-devel | before 60.9.0-4.el8.alma | 60.9.0-4.el8.alma |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mozjs60-devel | before 60.9.0-4.el8 | 60.9.0-4.el8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | vala | before 0.40.19-1.el8 | 0.40.19-1.el8 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | vala-devel | before 0.40.19-1.el8 | 0.40.19-1.el8 |
| Debian:12 | libraw | before 0.19.2-1 | 0.19.2-1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | libraw | before 0.18.9-lp150.2.6.1 | 0.18.9-lp150.2.6.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | libraw | before 0.20.2-4.1 | 0.20.2-4.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | accountsservice | before 0:0.6.50-8.el8 | 0:0.6.50-8.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | accountsservice-debuginfo | before 0:0.6.50-8.el8 | 0:0.6.50-8.el8 |
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Same product
libraw: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2015-8367The phase_one_correct function in Libraw before 0.17.1 allows attackers to cause memory errors and possibly execute arbitrary code, related 41Plan
- CVE-2015-8366Array index error in smal_decode_segment function in LibRaw before 0.17.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause memory errors and poss41Plan
- CVE-2017-14265A Stack-based Buffer Overflow was discovered in xtrans_interpolate in internal/dcraw_common.cpp in LibRaw before 0.18.3.40Plan
- CVE-2017-6886An error within the "parse_tiff_ifd()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions before 0.18.2 can be exploited to corrupt mem40Plan
- CVE-2026-24450An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the uncompressed_fp_dng_load_raw functionality of LibRaw Commit 8dc68e2.39Monitor
- CVE-2026-21413A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the lossless_jpeg_load_raw functionality of LibRaw Commit 0b56545 and Commit d20315b.39Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| almalinux:accountsservice-devel | 0.6.50-8.el8 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:baobab | 3.28.0-4.el8 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:clutter | 1.26.2-8.el8 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:clutter-devel | 1.26.2-8.el8 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:clutter-doc | 1.26.2-8.el8 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:gjs-devel | 1.56.2-4.el8 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:gnome-menus | 3.13.3-11.el8 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:gnome-menus-devel | 3.13.3-11.el8 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:gnome-tweaks | 3.28.1-7.el8 · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:mozjs52 | 52.9.0-2.el8.alma · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:mozjs52-devel | 52.9.0-2.el8.alma · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:mozjs60 | 60.9.0-4.el8.alma · AlmaLinux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:libraw | 0.19.2-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:libraw | 0.18.9-lp150.2.6.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:accountsservice | 0:0.6.50-8.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:accountsservice-debuginfo | 0:0.6.50-8.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:accountsservice-debugsource | 0:0.6.50-8.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:accountsservice-libs | 0:0.6.50-8.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:accountsservice-libs-debuginfo | 0:0.6.50-8.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:appstream-data | 0:8-20191129.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:baobab | 0:3.28.0-4.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:baobab-debuginfo | 0:3.28.0-4.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:LibRaw | 0:0.19.5-1.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:LibRaw-debuginfo | 0:0.19.5-1.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:LibRaw-debugsource | 0:0.19.5-1.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:LibRaw-samples-debuginfo | 0:0.19.5-1.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:baobab | 0:3.28.0-4.el8 · Rocky Linux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:clutter | 0:1.26.2-8.el8 · Rocky Linux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:gnome-menus | 0:3.13.3-11.el8 · Rocky Linux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:gnome-tweaks | 0:3.28.1-7.el8 · Rocky Linux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
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Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
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FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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Credits
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds WriteCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
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