What is CVE-2017-14265?

CVE-2017-14265 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libraw, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-11.

How severe is CVE-2017-14265?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Libraw

CVE-2017-14265

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow was discovered in xtrans_interpolate in internal/dcraw_common.cpp in LibRaw before 0.18.3. It could allow a remote denial of service or code execution attack.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.043 (90.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Libraw
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14265?: CVE-2017-14265 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libraw, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2017-14265?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.