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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…
- 6.5MediumCVSS base score
- 2.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 19% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By flexera
- 11 months later
· 11 months later
Published
- 6 years later
· 6 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
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 (9 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.
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.
- 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)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-17568 (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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