What is CVE-2020-24889?

CVE-2020-24889 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libraw, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-09-16.

How severe is CVE-2020-24889?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Libraw

CVE-2020-24889

A buffer overflow vulnerability in LibRaw version < 20.0 LibRaw::GetNormalizedModel in src/metadata/normalize_model.cpp may lead to context-dependent arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.014 (70.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Libraw
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24889?: CVE-2020-24889 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libraw, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-24889?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.