8.8

CVE-2020-24870: libraw Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-24870DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24870
Published 02-06-2021Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-24870 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in libraw. EPSS estimates a 1.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.63%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHSA-2021:4381

Timeline

  1. 02-06-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Libraw before 0.20.1 has a stack buffer overflow via LibRaw::identify_process_dng_fields in identify.cpp.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.63%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

76%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.63% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.63%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu6 products
  • darktableAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • dcrawAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • exactimageAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • kodiAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • rawtherapeeAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • libraw< 0.20.2-1
Libraw1 product

3 vendors · 8 products

References

6 links