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CVE-2018-5815
An integer overflow error within the "parse_qt()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.12 can be…
Medium6.5EPSS 2.2%
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- flexera
Description
An integer overflow error within the "parse_qt()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.12 can be exploited to trigger an infinite loop via a specially crafted Apple QuickTime file.
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)
- 2.2% · top 17% of all CVEs (5 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 infinite loop
- CWE-190 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-190 and its CVEs
Affected products
LibRaw
- affected Prior to 0.18.12
References (5)
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-14/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-3838-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 83507 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/1334647862b0c90b2e8cb2f668e66627d9517b17 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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