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CVE-2018-5805

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-5805 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.8, specifically within the "quicktake_100_load_raw()" function, affecting various Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.18.8CPE 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.98%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0198 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 (6)

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
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: dcraw
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: dcraw
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: LibRaw
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: dcraw

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-5805Moderate

LibRaw: Stack-based buffer overflow in quicktake_100_load_raw() function in internal/dcraw_common.cpp

Mar 14, 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/9f26ce37f5be86ea11bfc6831366558650b1f6ff
Patch
secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com / advisories/81000
Third Party Advisory
secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com / secunia_research/2018-3
Third Party Advisory