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FreeBSD : libraw -- multiple DoS vulnerabilities (c60804f1-126f-11e8-8b5b-4ccc6adda413)

high Nessus Plugin ID 106858

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Secunia Research reports :

CVE-2017-16909: An error related to the 'LibRaw::panasonic_load_raw()' function (dcraw_common.cpp) can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow and subsequently cause a crash via a specially crafted TIFF image.

CVE-2017-16910: An error within the 'LibRaw::xtrans_interpolate()' function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) can be exploited to cause an invalid read memory access.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541583

http://www.nessus.org/u?7514d0ca

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 106858

File Name: freebsd_pkg_c60804f1126f11e88b5b4ccc6adda413.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Published: 2/16/2018

Updated: 10/29/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-16909

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:libraw, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/15/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/4/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-16909, CVE-2017-16910