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 pointer dereference.
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.03% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 80.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-12-07 22:00Z7 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 05:47Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-01-19
- Assigning CNA
- flexera
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 9d2a2ebf54df170baf457642c2d7adbcaf4f65ff3e20d6659ea5420d5f140084
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txt
- secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.comhttps://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-1/
- secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com79000https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/79000/
- github.comhttps://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/0df5490b985c419de008d32168650bff17128914
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:3065https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3065
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3615-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3615-1/
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20190328 [SECURITY] [DLA 1734-1] libraw security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00036.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libraw Fixed in 0.18.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libraw Fixed in 0.18.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libraw Fixed in 0.18.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- libraw Fixed in 0.15.4-1ubuntu0.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- darktable No fix yet
- dcraw No fix yet
- exactimage No fix yet
- kodi No fix yet
- libraw Fixed in 0.17.1-1ubuntu0.2
- rawtherapee No fix yet
- ufraw No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- darktable No fix yet
- dcraw No fix yet
- exactimage No fix yet
- kodi No fix yet
- rawtherapee No fix yet
- ufraw No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- darktable No fix yet
- dcraw No fix yet
- exactimage No fix yet
- kodi No fix yet
- rawtherapee No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- darktable No fix yet
- dcraw No fix yet
- exactimage No fix yet
- kodi No fix yet
- rawtherapee No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- darktable No fix yet
- dcraw No fix yet
- exactimage No fix yet
- kodi No fix yet
- rawtherapee No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- darktable No fix yet
- dcraw No fix yet
- exactimage No fix yet
- kodi No fix yet
- rawtherapee No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- darktable No fix yet
- dcraw No fix yet
- exactimage No fix yet
- kodi No fix yet
- rawtherapee No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- darktable No fix yet
- dcraw No fix yet
- exactimage No fix yet
- kodi No fix yet
- rawtherapee No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.