Secunia Research: LibRaw "parse_tiff_ifd()" Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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                    Secunia Research 2017/05/11

    LibRaw "parse_tiff_ifd()" Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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Table of Contents

Affected Software....................................................1
Severity.............................................................2
Description of Vulnerability.........................................3
Solution.............................................................4
Time Table...........................................................5
Credits..............................................................6
References...........................................................7
About Flexera Software...............................................8
Verification.........................................................9

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1) Affected Software

* LibRaw 0.x

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2) Severity

Rating: Highly critical
Impact: Denial of Service and System Access
Where:  From remote

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3) Description of Vulnerability

Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in LibRaw, which can
be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service)
and compromise a vulnerable system.

1) An error within the "parse_tiff_ifd()" function
(internal/dcraw_common.cpp) can be exploited to corrupt memory.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 0.18.1. Prior versions may
also be affected.

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4) Solution

Apply update.
http://www.libraw.org/news/libraw-0-18-2

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5) Time Table

2017/03/08 - Vendor notified about vulnerability.
2017/03/08 - Vendor response.
2017/03/09 - Release of vendor patch.
2017/03/10 - Release of Secunia Advisory SA75737.
2017/05/11 - Public disclosure of Secunia Research Advisory.

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6) Credits

Jakub Jirasek, Secunia Research at Flexera Software.

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7) References

The Flexera Software CNA has assigned the CVE-2017-6886 identifier
for the vulnerability through the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
(CVE) project.

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8) About Flexera Software

Flexera Software helps application producers and enterprises increase
application usage and the value they derive from their software.


http://www.flexerasoftware.com/enterprise/company/about/

Flexera Software  delivers  market-leading  Software  Vulnerability
Management solutions enabling enterprises to proactively identify and
remediate software vulnerabilities, effectively reducing the risk of
costly security breaches.

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Only a few vendors address vulnerabilities in a proper way and help
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that is why back in 2002, Secunia Research started investigating,
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In  2016,  Secunia Research  became  a  part  of  Flexera Software
and today our in-house software vulnerability research remains the
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Flexera Software.

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9) Verification

Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website:
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-5/

Complete list of vulnerability reports published by Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/

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