CVE-2018-5809

NameCVE-2018-5809
DescriptionAn error within the "LibRaw::parse_exif()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.9 can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow and subsequently execute arbitrary code.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libraw (PTS)bullseye, bullseye (security)0.20.2-1+deb11u1fixed
bookworm0.20.2-2.1fixed
sid, trixie0.21.3-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
librawsourcejessie(not affected)
librawsourcestretch(not affected)
librawsource(unstable)0.18.11-1

Notes

[stretch] - libraw <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[jessie] - libraw <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-9/
https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/fd6330292501983ac75fe4162275794b18445bd9

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