CVE-2017-16909
High
CVE-2017-16909
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.
Exploit probability
2.0%
Published
December 7, 2018
Required by
Not available
Last source change
July 8, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
24 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2017-16909
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txt
- https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/f1394822a0152ceed77815eafa5cac4e8baab10a
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/76000/
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-19/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3615-1/