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CVE-2018-5809 — An error within the "LibRaw::parse_exif()" function (internal/dcraw_common

An error within the "LibRaw::parse_exif()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.9 can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow and subsequently execute arbitrary code.

CVSS
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EPSS
1.92% (top 16.80%)
CWE
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Published
2018-12-07T22:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T05:47:55.894Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

An error within the "LibRaw::parse_exif()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.9 can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow and subsequently execute arbitrary code.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / LibRawPrior to 0.18.9

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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