CVE-2015-8367

The phase_one_correct function in Libraw before 0.17.1 allows attackers to cause memory errors and possibly execute arbitrary code, related to memory object initialization.

Published: 2020-01-14 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-8367 is rated High Risk (75.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.45%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +4.02% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-8367

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.43% 5.45% +4.02%
2 2026-06-07 2.08% 1.43% -0.65%
3 2026-06-06 2.08%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-8367

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-8367

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-8367

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2015-8367 unimportant priority: Debian including 6 source packages (darktable, dcraw, exactimage, kodi, libraw, rawtherapee), 30 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 30. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8367
gentoo normal CVE-2015-8367: 1 GLSA(s) (201701-60), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/libraw); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2015-8367
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8367
suse critical CVE-2015-8367 severity critical: SUSE including 28 source package names (libraw-devel-0.15.4-21.1, libraw-devel-0.15.4-45.1, …), 45 product×package rows across 27 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3, … (27 product lines)): Fixed 45. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8367/
ubuntu low CVE-2015-8367 low priority: Ubuntu including 8 source packages (darktable, dcraw, …), 200 status rows across 25 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, precise, questing, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 73, not-affected 62, DNE 42, needed 20, needs-triage 2, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8367

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-8367

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libraw libraw < 0.17.1 cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-8367

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