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CVE-2018-5808

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CVE-2018-5808 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.9, specifically within the "find_green()" function, affecting Debian and LibRaw products. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.18.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.82%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0282 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 14,825 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-5808Important

LibRaw: stack-based buffer overflow in find_green() leads to arbitrary code execution

May 30, 2018

References

github.com / LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txt
Release Notes
github.com / LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/fd6330292501983ac75fe4162275794b18445bd9
Patch
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00036.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com / advisories/81800
Third Party Advisory
secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com / secunia_research/2018-9
Third Party Advisory