CVE-2017-16909 Memory corruption in LibRaw

What is CVE-2017-16909?

CVE-2017-16909 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 7 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An error related to the "LibRaw::panasonic_load_raw()" function (dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.6 can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow and subsequently cause a crash via a specially crafted TIFF image.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16909?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Libraw Libraw.

How do I fix CVE-2017-16909?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2017-16909 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16909 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16909, GHSA-g6m7-c354-x2mp, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16909.