CVE-2013-1439 Null dereference in n/a
Medium 4.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-1439 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2013-1439 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libraw Libraw, published on 16 Sep 2013.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1439 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Libraw Libraw. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1439/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1439/index.md)
A crafted photo file triggers a NULL pointer dereference in libraw, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-1439?
CVE-2013-1439 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libraw Libraw, published on 16 Sep 2013.
Official description
The "faster LJPEG decoder" in libraw 0.13.x, 0.14.x, and 0.15.x before 0.15.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted photo file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1439?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libraw Libraw.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1439?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2013-1439 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1439 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libraw Libraw
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1439, GHSA-rcvp-8v7c-m59p, UBUNTU-CVE-2013-1439.