What is the severity of CVE-2017-14608?

CVE-2017-14608 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to disclose sensitive information or cause application crashes.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14608?

To fix CVE-2017-14608, upgrade LibRaw to a version greater than 0.18.4, as this flaw has been addressed in subsequent releases.

Who is affected by CVE-2017-14608?

Users of LibRaw versions up to and including 0.18.4 are affected by CVE-2017-14608.

What types of attacks can be carried out using CVE-2017-14608?

An attacker could exploit CVE-2017-14608 to read out of bounds memory, potentially disclosing sensitive data or causing application instability.

Where in LibRaw does CVE-2017-14608 occur?

CVE-2017-14608 is reported to occur in the kodak_65000_load_raw function in the dcraw/dcraw.c and internal/dcraw_common.cpp files.

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CVE-2017-14608

critical

9.1

CWE

125

20/9/2017

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-14608

First published: Wed Sep 20 2017(Updated: )

In LibRaw through 0.18.4, an out of bounds read flaw related to kodak_65000_load_raw has been reported in dcraw/dcraw.c and internal/dcraw_common.cpp. An attacker could possibly exploit this flaw to disclose potentially sensitive memory or cause an application crash.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
LibRaw	<=0.18.4

Remedy

https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/d13e8f6d1e987b7491182040a188c16a395f1d21

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14608?
CVE-2017-14608 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to disclose sensitive information or cause application crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14608?
To fix CVE-2017-14608, upgrade LibRaw to a version greater than 0.18.4, as this flaw has been addressed in subsequent releases.
Who is affected by CVE-2017-14608?
Users of LibRaw versions up to and including 0.18.4 are affected by CVE-2017-14608.
What types of attacks can be carried out using CVE-2017-14608?
An attacker could exploit CVE-2017-14608 to read out of bounds memory, potentially disclosing sensitive data or causing application instability.
Where in LibRaw does CVE-2017-14608 occur?
CVE-2017-14608 is reported to occur in the kodak_65000_load_raw function in the dcraw/dcraw.c and internal/dcraw_common.cpp files.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14608?
CVE-2017-14608 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to disclose sensitive information or cause application crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14608?
To fix CVE-2017-14608, upgrade LibRaw to a version greater than 0.18.4, as this flaw has been addressed in subsequent releases.
Who is affected by CVE-2017-14608?
Users of LibRaw versions up to and including 0.18.4 are affected by CVE-2017-14608.
What types of attacks can be carried out using CVE-2017-14608?
An attacker could exploit CVE-2017-14608 to read out of bounds memory, potentially disclosing sensitive data or causing application instability.
Where in LibRaw does CVE-2017-14608 occur?
CVE-2017-14608 is reported to occur in the kodak_65000_load_raw function in the dcraw/dcraw.c and internal/dcraw_common.cpp files.