# CVE-2015-3885: Integer overflow in the ljpeg\_start function in dcraw 7.00 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a cr

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-05-19 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the ljpeg_start function in dcraw 7.00 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted image, which triggers a buffer overflow, related to the len variable.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74590
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-17
- https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/4606c28f494a750892c5c1ac7903e62dd1c6fdb5
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/159083.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/159469.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-54
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/159518.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/159625.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162084.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/159665.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/159579.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/159479.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535513/100/0/threaded
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/159123.html
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2015-006.html
- https://github.com/rawstudio/rawstudio/commit/983bda1f0fa5fa86884381208274198a620f006e

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