CVE Catalog

CVE-2020-24890

Low
Published: —Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

libraw 20.0 has a null pointer dereference vulnerability in parse_tiff_ifd in src/metadata/tiff.cpp, which may result in context-dependent arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability occurs only if the software is compiled in a certain way.

Risk Assessment

Applications using libraw to process TIFF files may crash or, under specific compilation conditions, be exploited to execute malicious code. The risk mainly affects systems processing untrusted image files.

Recommendation

Update libraw to a patched version or restrict processing of untrusted TIFF files. Verify how the library is compiled in your applications.

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Original NVD description (English source)

libraw 20.0 has a null pointer dereference vulnerability in parse_tiff_ifd in src/metadata/tiff.cpp, which may result in context-dependent arbitrary code execution. Note: this vulnerability occurs only if you compile the software in a certain way

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS