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CVE-2018-5809

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-5809 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the LibRaw::parse_exif() function within LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.9, affecting products using the libraw library. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) can be triggered remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution, and full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
2.79%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0279 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 14,855 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-2018-5809Important

LibRaw: stack-based buffer overflow in LibRaw::parse_exif() and subsequently execute arbitrary code

May 30, 2018

References

github.com / LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txt
Release Notes
github.com / LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/fd6330292501983ac75fe4162275794b18445bd9
Patch
secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com / advisories/81800
Third Party Advisory
secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com / secunia_research/2018-9
Third Party Advisory