CVE-2018-5801

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    CVE-2018-5801

    Published: 7 Dec 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3065, https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txt, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00036.html, https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/79000/, https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-1/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3615-1/, https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/0df5490b985c419de008d32168650bff17128914

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -8682ad204392b914ab1cc6ebcca9c27c19c1a4b4

    Affected versions

    0.18.6
    0.18.5
    0.18.4
    0.18.3
    0.18.2
    0.18.1
    0.18.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    High
    Availability
    None
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    High