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CVE-2018-5806

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-5806 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.8, specifically within the "leaf_hdr_load_raw()" function, affecting various Red Hat Enterprise Linux products. Rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 6.5), it can be triggered remotely with low attack complexity, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

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

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.69%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0169 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 26,236 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-5806Low

LibRaw: NULL pointer dereference in leaf_hdr_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