Vulnerability · Published Jul 2, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-15503
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the LibRaw-devel package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.7% (higher than 90% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)3.7%top 10.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
LibRaw before 0.20-RC1 lacks a thumbnail size range check. This affects decoders/unpack_thumb.cpp, postprocessing/mem_image.cpp, and utils/thumb_utils.cpp. For example, malloc(sizeof(libraw_processed_image_t)+T.tlength) occurs without validating T.tlength.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | LibRaw-devel | 0.19.5-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | PackageKit | 1.1.12-6.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | PackageKit-command-not-found | 1.1.12-6.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | PackageKit-cron | 1.1.12-6.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | PackageKit-glib | 1.1.12-6.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | PackageKit-glib-devel | 1.1.12-6.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin | 1.1.12-6.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | PackageKit-gtk3-module | 1.1.12-6.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dleyna-renderer | 0.6.0-3.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | frei0r-devel | 1.6.1-7.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | frei0r-plugins | 1.6.1-7.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | frei0r-plugins-opencv | 1.6.1-7.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gnome-remote-desktop | 0.1.8-3.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gtk-doc | 1.28-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | gvfs | 1.36.2-10.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libsoup | 2.62.3-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libsoup-devel | 2.62.3-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | mutter-devel | 3.32.2-48.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nautilus | 3.28.1-14.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nautilus-devel | 3.28.1-14.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pipewire | 0.3.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pipewire-devel | 0.3.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pipewire-doc | 0.3.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pipewire-libs | 0.3.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pipewire-utils | 0.3.6-1.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pipewire0.2-devel | 0.2.7-6.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pipewire0.2-libs | 0.2.7-6.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | potrace | 1.15-3.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pygobject3-devel | 3.28.3-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-gobject | 3.28.3-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-gobject-base | 3.28.3-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tracker | 2.1.5-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | tracker-devel | 2.1.5-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | vte-profile | 0.52.4-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | vte291 | 0.52.4-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | vte291-devel | 0.52.4-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webrtc-audio-processing | 0.3-9.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | xdg-desktop-portal-gtk | 1.6.0-1.el8 | ALSA-2020:4451 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | libraw | 0.19.5-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | libraw | 0.19.5-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | libraw | 0.19.5-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | libraw | 0.19.5-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | libraw | 0.19.5-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Debian:12 | libraw | 0.20.0-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Debian:13 | libraw | 0.20.0-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Debian:14 | libraw | 0.20.0-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | LibRaw | 0:0.19.5-2.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | PackageKit | 0:1.1.12-6.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | PackageKit | 0:1.1.12-6.el8.0.2 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | dleyna-renderer | 0:0.6.0-3.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | frei0r-plugins | 0:1.6.1-7.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | gnome-remote-desktop | 0:0.1.8-3.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | gnome-session | 0:3.28.1-10.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | gsettings-desktop-schemas | 0:3.32.0-5.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | gtk3 | 0:3.22.30-6.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | libsoup | 0:2.62.3-2.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | pipewire | 0:0.3.6-1.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | pipewire0.2 | 0:0.2.7-6.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | potrace | 0:1.15-3.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | pygobject3 | 0:3.28.3-2.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | tracker | 0:2.1.5-2.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | vte291 | 0:0.52.4-2.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | webrtc-audio-processing | 0:0.3-9.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | xdg-desktop-portal-gtk | 0:1.6.0-1.el8 | RLSA-2020:4451 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | darktable | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | darktable | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | darktable | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | darktable | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | darktable | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | dcraw | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | dcraw | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | dcraw | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | dcraw | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | dcraw | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | exactimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | exactimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | exactimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | exactimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | exactimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | kodi | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | kodi | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | kodi | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | kodi | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | kodi | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | rawtherapee | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | rawtherapee | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | rawtherapee | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | rawtherapee | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | rawtherapee | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15503 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.libraw.org/news/libraw-0-20-rc1
- https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/compare/0.20-Beta3...0.20-RC1
- https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/20ad21c0d87ca80217aee47533d91e633ce1864d
- FEDORA-2020-f421eea477 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2020-f407db0e65 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2020-4f4c778096 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2020-07f0a49a9e vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1088 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1128 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2020-ed284fd64b vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2020-c6fa12cfb1 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221130 [SECURITY] [DLA 3214-1] libraw security update mailing-list