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CVE-2018-5801
An error within the "LibRaw::unpack()" function (src/libraw_cxx.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.7 can be exploited to trigger a NULL…
Medium6.5EPSS 2.0%
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- flexera
Description
An error within the "LibRaw::unpack()" function (src/libraw_cxx.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.7 can be exploited to trigger a NULL pointer dereference.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
- DoS (Denial of Service) through NULL pointer dereference
- CWE-476 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-476 and its CVEs
Affected products
LibRaw
- affected Prior to 0.18.7
References (7)
- https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-1/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 79000 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/0df5490b985c419de008d32168650bff17128914 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:3065 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- USN-3615-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190328 [SECURITY] [DLA 1734-1] libraw security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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