CVE-2017-16909
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.57%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-16909
To remediate CVE-2017-16909, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libraw—upgrade to 0.18.6-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-16909 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.18.6-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |