Critical
Security advisory
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the HuffTable::initval functionality of LibRaw Commit 0b56545 and Commit d20315b. A specially crafted malicious file can lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2026-20911
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 5 Nov 2026, 01:56 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the HuffTable::initval functionality of LibRaw Commit 0b56545 and Commit d20315b. A specially crafted malicious file can lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
osv:CVE-2026-20911
Complete source record
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