Bug 1609954 (CVE-2018-5813) - CVE-2018-5813 libRaw: infinite loop in the parse_minolta function in dcraw/dcraw.c
Summary: CVE-2018-5813 libRaw: infinite loop in the parse_minolta function in dcraw/dc...
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: CVE-2018-5813
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1543597 1609955 1611636 1633708
Blocks: 1609957
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Reported: 2018-07-30 21:48 UTC by Laura Pardo
Modified: 2021-02-16 23:51 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: libRaw 0.18.11
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Last Closed: 2020-04-22 04:31:59 UTC
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Description Laura Pardo 2018-07-30 21:48:13 UTC 
A flaw was found in LibRaw. An error within the "parse_minolta()" function (dcraw/dcraw.c) can be exploited to trigger an infinite loop via a specially crafted file. This can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). 


References:
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-13/
Comment 3 Stefan Cornelius 2018-08-02 14:09:37 UTC 
Patch:
https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/8260dcf3db045923a5ca5c05170f9bc7a4bd971

Note that there's a related follow-up patch:
https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/70ce43d02602a7756937fadde3cab32d3ae3eef9
Comment 5 Stefan Cornelius 2018-08-02 14:10:49 UTC 
Statement:

This issue affects the versions of LibRaw as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Comment 7 Debarshi Ray 2018-09-27 13:36:46 UTC 
Also known as Secunia Advisory SA83050 ...

(In reply to Stefan Cornelius from comment #3)
> Patch:
> https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/
> 8260dcf3db045923a5ca5c05170f9bc7a4bd971

This is already in LibRaw 0.19 Beta-5 and 0.18.11.

> Note that there's a related follow-up patch:
> https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/
> 70ce43d02602a7756937fadde3cab32d3ae3eef9

This one is only present in the 0.19-stable branch and hasn't seen a release yet.
Comment 10 Product Security DevOps Team 2020-04-22 04:31:59 UTC 
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-5813
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