Buffer overflow in Libraw
CVE-2023-1729
A flaw was found in LibRaw. A heap-buffer-overflow in raw2image_ex() caused by a maliciously crafted file may lead to an application crash.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.013 (67.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Libraw
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37, 38
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
- N/a Libraw — versions LibRaw 0.21.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-1729?
- CVE-2023-1729 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libraw, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-05-15.
- How severe is CVE-2023-1729?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-1729 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.