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CVE-2018-5800 json

An off-by-one error within the "LibRaw::kodak_ycbcr_load_raw()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.7 can…

published 2018-12-07 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-17567

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.5%
EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An off-by-one error within the "LibRaw::kodak_ycbcr_load_raw()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.7 can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow and subsequently cause a crash.

Patch / fix

  • libraw libraw 0.18.7
  • libraw Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.18.7-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-5800

  • libraw Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 0.15.4-1ubuntu0.2
  • libraw Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 0.17.1-1ubuntu0.2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5800

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  • libkdcraw RHEL 7 4.10.5-5.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:3065

  • libraw SLED 12 SP3, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP3, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP3 0.15.4-21.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:3343-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2018-5800 updated cvss 3.3

LibRaw: Heap-based buffer overflow in LibRaw::kodak_ycbcr_load_raw function in internal/dcraw_common.cpp

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 LibRaw
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libkdcraw 4.10.5-5.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libkdcraw-devel 4.10.5-5.el7, libkdcraw-debuginfo 4.10.5-5.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) libkdcraw 4.10.5-5.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libkdcraw 4.10.5-5.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libkdcraw 4.10.5-5.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:3065
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 dcraw Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 dcraw Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 dcraw Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 dcraw, LibRaw
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • n/a LibRaw

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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