What is CVE-2018-20337?

CVE-2018-20337 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libraw, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-12-21.

How severe is CVE-2018-20337?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Libraw

CVE-2018-20337

There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_makernote function of dcraw_common.cpp in LibRaw 0.19.1. Crafted input will lead to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.021 (79.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Libraw — versions 0.19.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-20337?: CVE-2018-20337 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libraw, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-12-21.
How severe is CVE-2018-20337?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.