Uncontrolled resource consumption in LibRaw
Priority LOW 24CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
In LibRaw, there is a memory corruption vulnerability within the "crxFreeSubbandData()" function (libraw\src\decoders\crx.cpp) when processing cr3 files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00256 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | LibRaw | LibRaw 0.21-Beta1, LibRaw 0.20.2, LibRaw 0.20.1, LibRaw 0.20.0, LibRaw 0.20-RC2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- LibRaw Vendor— Affected LibRaw 0.21-Beta1, LibRaw 0.20.2, LibRaw 0.20.1, LibRaw 0.20.0, LibRaw 0.20-RC2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:0.20.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.20.0 | Vulnerable | LibRaw |
| cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:0.20.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.20.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | LibRaw |
| cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:0.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.20.1 | Vulnerable | LibRaw |
| cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:0.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.20.2 | Vulnerable | LibRaw |
| cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:0.21.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.21.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | LibRaw |
- cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:0.20.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.20.0 Vulnerable ·LibRaw
- cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:0.20.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.20.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·LibRaw
- cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:0.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.20.1 Vulnerable ·LibRaw
- cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:0.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.20.2 Vulnerable ·LibRaw
- cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:0.21.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.21.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·LibRaw
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-35534
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x25w-vrh8-84v4
References
More Libraw vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-04674 LibRaw TIFF/NEF decoders_libraw.cpp nikon_load_padded_packed_raw out-of-bounds CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2020-14361 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in LibRaw::stretch() function in libraw\src\postprocessing\aspect_ratio.cpp. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-04650 LibRaw JPEG DHT losslessjpeg.cpp initval out-of-bounds write CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2015-06888 The phase_one_correct function in Libraw before 0.17.1 allows attackers to cause memory… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-16934 A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the HuffTable::initval functionality… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-16915 Integer overflow in LibRaw CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-35534 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-35534 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x25w-vrh8-84v4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-35534 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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