What is CVE-2017-14608?

CVE-2017-14608 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libraw, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2017-09-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-14608?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Libraw

CVE-2017-14608

In LibRaw through 0.18.4, an out of bounds read flaw related to kodak_65000_load_raw has been reported in dcraw/dcraw.c and internal/dcraw_common.cpp. An attacker could possibly exploit this flaw to disclose potentially sensitive memory or cause an application crash.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.021 (79.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Libraw
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14608?: CVE-2017-14608 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libraw, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2017-09-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-14608?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.