Gentoo update for DCRaw



Published: 2017-01-23
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2015-3885
CWE-ID CWE-120
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Denial of service

EUVDB-ID: #VU1004

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3885

CWE-ID: CWE-120 - Buffer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow caused by processing of malformed XMP or RAW image and allowing attackers to trigger the affected service deny or execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service or arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
media-gfx/dcraw to version: 9.26.0

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-54


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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