Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This flaw is in dcraw image-processing code through version 9.28. If a system processes a malicious file supplied by an attacker, the bundled application could crash or disclose private information. The provided sources do not identify active exploitation, CVSS scoring, or complete product impact.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted hygiene and exposure-reduction item, especially for services processing customer-supplied images. Urgency rises if dcraw is internet-facing or used in automated file ingestion.
Technical view
CVE-2018-19565 is a buffer over-read in crop_masked_pixels in dcraw through 9.28. The issue affects applications that bundle the vulnerable dcraw code and accept attacker-supplied files. Reported impact is application crash or possible private information disclosure. No CWE, CVSS, or patch detail is provided in the source bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in image-processing tools, libraries, or services that include dcraw code through 9.28 and process untrusted raw image files.
Exploitation context
The sources describe attacker control of a malicious file as the relevant condition. CISA KEV is false, and no cited source in the bundle states active exploitation.
Researcher notes
The evidence is narrow: the CVE description and oss-sec references identify the vulnerable function and impact, but not a complete affected-product list, CVSS, CWE, or remediation version. Validate against local bundled code, not only package names.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory applications and services that bundle dcraw code.
- Check vendor or project guidance for updates or fixed builds.
- Reduce or block untrusted raw file processing where feasible.
- Run image parsing in isolated, least-privilege processing environments.
- Monitor affected applications for crashes or abnormal file-processing behavior.
Validation and detection
- Review SBOMs and dependency manifests for dcraw usage.
- Confirm whether bundled dcraw code is through version 9.28.
- Identify workflows accepting raw image files from untrusted users.
- Check vendor advisories for product-specific exposure and fixes.
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q4/165CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q4/171CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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