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CVE-2018-5802

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-5802 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the "kodak_radc_load_raw()" function of LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.7, affecting products like Canonical, Debian, and Red Hat. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) can be triggered remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to a denial-of-service condition (crash) and compromise of confidentiality and integrity. While no public exploits (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) are currently available and it's not on CISA's KEV catalog, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 70/100 warrants attention. There is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.18.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/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
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.97%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0197 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 14,875 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 (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libkdcraw-0:4.10.5-5.el7
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: dcraw
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: dcraw
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: LibRaw

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-5802Low

LibRaw: Out-of-bounds read in kodak_radc_load_raw function internal/dcraw_common.cpp

Jan 30, 2018

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:3065
Third Party Advisory
github.com / LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txt
Release Notes
github.com / LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/8682ad204392b914ab1cc6ebcca9c27c19c1a4b4
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00036.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com / advisories/79000
Third Party Advisory
secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com / secunia_research/2018-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3615-1
Third Party Advisory