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CVE-2018-5818 json

An error within the "parse_rollei()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) within LibRaw versions prior to 0.19.1 can be exploited to trigge…

published 2019-02-20 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-17585

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.3%
EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An error within the "parse_rollei()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) within LibRaw versions prior to 0.19.1 can be exploited to trigger an infinite loop.

Patch / fix

  • libraw libraw 0.19.1
  • libraw Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.19.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-5818

  • libraw Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 0.17.1-1ubuntu0.5
  • libraw Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 0.18.8-1ubuntu0.3

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5818

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  • cairo RHEL 7 1.15.12-4.el7
  • finch RHEL 7 2.10.11-8.el7
  • glib2 RHEL 7 2.56.1-5.el7
  • pango RHEL 7 1.42.4-3.el7
  • xchat RHEL 7 1:2.8.8-24.el7
  • LibRaw RHEL 7 0.19.2-1.el7
  • mutter RHEL 7 3.28.3-10.el7
  • pidgin RHEL 7 2.10.11-8.el7

red hat advisories RHBA-2019:2044

  • libraw SLE Workstation Extension 15 0.18.9-3.8.1
  • libraw SLED 12 SP4, SLED 12 SP3, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP4 +3 more 0.15.4-30.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:0133-1SUSE-SU-2019:0127-1

  • libraw openSUSE Leap 15.0 0.18.9-lp150.2.6.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2019:0094-1

  • libraw Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +13 more 0.19.2-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2018-5818

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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-2018-5818 updated cvss 3.3

LibRaw: DoS in parse_rollei function in internal/dcraw_common.cpp

  • Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4 for RHEL 7 Server ansible-tower-34/ansible-tower-memcached 1.4.15-28, ansible-tower-35/ansible-tower-memcached 1.4.15-28, ansible-tower-37/ansible-tower-memcached-rhel7 1.4.15-28
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2020:0547
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) glib2 2.56.1-5.el7, pango 1.42.4-3.el7, xchat 2.8.8-24.el7, cairo 1.15.12-4.el7, LibRaw 0.19.2-1.el7, mutter 3.28.3-10.el7, +37 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) finch 2.10.11-8.el7, glib2-fam 2.56.1-5.el7, xchat-tcl 2.8.8-24.el7, glib2-tests 2.56.1-5.el7, pango-tests 1.42.4-3.el7, cairo-tools 1.15.12-4.el7, +25 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) glib2 2.56.1-5.el7, pango 1.42.4-3.el7, cairo 1.15.12-4.el7, libgnomekbd 3.26.0-3.el7, cairo-gobject 1.15.12-4.el7, desktop-file-utils 0.23-2.el7, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) mutter 3.28.3-10.el7, glib2-fam 2.56.1-5.el7, glib2-tests 2.56.1-5.el7, pango-tests 1.42.4-3.el7, cairo-tools 1.15.12-4.el7, gnome-shell 3.28.3-11.el7, +18 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) glib2 2.56.1-5.el7, pango 1.42.4-3.el7, cairo 1.15.12-4.el7, LibRaw 0.19.2-1.el7, mutter 3.28.3-10.el7, pidgin 2.10.11-8.el7, +34 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) xchat 2.8.8-24.el7, finch 2.10.11-8.el7, pidgin 2.10.11-8.el7, glib2-fam 2.56.1-5.el7, xchat-tcl 2.8.8-24.el7, glib2-tests 2.56.1-5.el7, +29 more
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) glib2 2.56.1-5.el7, pango 1.42.4-3.el7, xchat 2.8.8-24.el7, cairo 1.15.12-4.el7, LibRaw 0.19.2-1.el7, mutter 3.28.3-10.el7, +37 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) finch 2.10.11-8.el7, glib2-fam 2.56.1-5.el7, xchat-tcl 2.8.8-24.el7, glib2-tests 2.56.1-5.el7, pango-tests 1.42.4-3.el7, cairo-tools 1.15.12-4.el7, +25 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2019:2044
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 LibRaw
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition

References

Sources

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