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CVE-2018-5806 json

An error within the "leaf_hdr_load_raw()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.8 can be exploited to trigg…

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-17573

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.7%
EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An error within the "leaf_hdr_load_raw()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.8 can be exploited to trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

Patch / fix

  • libraw libraw 0.18.8
  • libraw Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.18.8-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-5806

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

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5806

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  • libkdcraw RHEL 7 4.10.5-5.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:3065

  • dcraw SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 9.28.0-3.3.1
  • dcraw openSUSE Leap 15.3 9.28.0-150000.3.3.1
  • libraw SLED 12 SP4, SLED 12 SP3, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP4 +3 more 0.15.4-27.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:1749-1SUSE-SU-2022:1277-1SUSE-SU-2019:0002-1

  • dcraw openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.28.0-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11997-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2018-5806 updated cvss 3.3

LibRaw: NULL pointer dereference in leaf_hdr_load_raw() function in internal/dcraw_common.cpp

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 dcraw Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 dcraw
    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 LibRaw Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 LibRaw
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/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

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