# CVE-2015-8366: Array index error in smal\_decode\_segment function in LibRaw before 0.17.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause memory errors and poss

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-01-14 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Array index error in smal_decode_segment function in LibRaw before 0.17.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause memory errors and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to indexes.

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## References

- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134573/LibRaw-0.17-Overflow.html
- http://www.libraw.org/news/libraw-0-17-1
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/108

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