CVE-2020-24889

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 16, 2020 at 02:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:06 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibRaw

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in LibRaw version < 20.0 LibRaw::GetNormalizedModel in src/metadata/normalize_model.cpp may lead to context-dependent arbitrary code execution.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.20.0
Affected range stops below 0.20.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/issues/334
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202010-05

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120

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