UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16909

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2017-16909
Downstream
USN-3615-1
Published: 13 Dec 2017, 00:00
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 03:45

Vulnerability Summary

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

Timeline

13 Dec 2017, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 03:45
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

  • ubuntu•darktable

    all | all | all | all | all | all

  • ubuntu•dcraw

    all | all | all | all | all | all

  • ubuntu•exactimage

    all | all | all | all | all | all

  • ubuntu•kodi

    all | all | all | all | all | all

  • ubuntu•libraw

    < 0.15.4-1ubuntu0.2 | < 0.17.1-1ubuntu0.2

  • ubuntu•rawtherapee

    all | all | all | all | all | all

  • ubuntu•ufraw

    all | all

References (4)