CVE-2018-5811
N/A
Published: December 7, 2018 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:00 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsUbuntu LinuxLibRaw
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
An error within the "nikon_coolscan_load_raw()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.9 can be exploited to cause an out-of-bounds read memory access and subsequently cause a crash.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txtx_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/fd6330292501983ac75fe4162275794b18445bd9Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/81800/x_refsource_MISCPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-10/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3838-1/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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