CVE-2018-5813 — An error within the "parse_minolta()" function (dcraw/dcraw

An error within the "parse_minolta()" function (dcraw/dcraw.c) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.11 can be exploited to trigger an infinite loop via a specially crafted file.

01What is this vulnerability?

An error within the "parse_minolta()" function (dcraw/dcraw.c) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.11 can be exploited to trigger an infinite loop via a specially crafted file.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / LibRaw	Prior to 0.18.11

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

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

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

• Published: 2018-12-07T22:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T05:47:55.193Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txt
• secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com — https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/83050/
• usn.ubuntu.com — https://usn.ubuntu.com/3838-1/
• secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com — https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-13/
• github.com — https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/e47384546b43d0fd536e933249047bc397a4d88b