CVE-2013-1438 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service in applications using dcraw by tricking users into opening crafted photo files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-1438?
CVE-2013-1438 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jan 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in dcraw 0.8.x through 0.8.9, as used in libraw, ufraw, shotwell, and other products, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted photo file that triggers a (1) divide-by-zero, (2) infinite loop, or (3) NULL pointer dereference.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1438?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dave Coffin Dcraw.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1438?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-1438 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1438 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1438, DSA-2748-1, GHSA-h3x3-43mf-g7c4, MGASA-2014-0011, MGASA-2014-0071, MGASA-2014-0081 and 1 more.