First published: Mon Nov 26 2018(Updated: )
A heap buffer over-read in parse_tiff_ifd in dcraw through 9.28 could be used by attackers able to supply malicious files to crash an application that bundles the dcraw code or leak private information.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Dcraw Project Dcraw | <=9.28 |
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CVE-2018-19566 is a vulnerability in dcraw version 9.28 that allows attackers to crash an application or leak private information by supplying malicious files.
CVE-2018-19566 has a severity rating of 7.1, which is considered high.
An attacker can exploit CVE-2018-19566 by supplying malicious files to an application that uses dcraw version 9.28, causing it to crash or leaking private information.
Yes, upgrading to a version of dcraw beyond 9.28 will fix CVE-2018-19566.
You can find more information about CVE-2018-19566 at the following references: [1] [2]