DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16909

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CVE-2017-16909
Published: 07 Dec 2018, 22:29
Last modified:19 Nov 2025, 02:01

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
35/100
CVSS Score
8.8 HIGH
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

07 Dec 2018, 22:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
19 Nov 2025, 02:01
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

An error related to the "LibRaw::panasonic_load_raw()" function (dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.6 can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow and subsequently cause a crash via a specially crafted TIFF image.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 8.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•libraw

    < 0.18.6-1 | < 0.18.6-1 | < 0.18.6-1 | < 0.18.6-1

References (1)