Gentoo update for LibRaw

Published: 2017-01-24 | Updated: 2017-01-24

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2015-8366 CVE-2015-8367
CWE-ID	CWE-94 CWE-665
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU30444

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8366

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in vectors related to indexes. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
media-libs/libraw to version: 0.17.1

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://security.gentoo.org/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-60

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.

2) Improper Initialization

EUVDB-ID: #VU30445