CVE-2018-5805
N/A
Published: December 7, 2018 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:00 AM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux ServerEnterprise Linux Workstation
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
A boundary error within the "quicktake_100_load_raw()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.8 can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow and subsequently cause a crash.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 0.18.8
Affected range stops below 0.18.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
95%
Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygems
95%95%
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3065x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txtx_refsource_MISCPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/9f26ce37f5be86ea11bfc6831366558650b1f6ffThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/81000/x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-3/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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