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CVE-2018-5811

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-5811 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the nikon_coolscan_load_raw() function of LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.9, affecting products like Canonical LibRaw and Ubuntu Linux. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating it can be triggered remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.18.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

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
1.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0180 is in the 88th 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 (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-5811Moderate

LibRaw: out-of-bounds read in nikon_coolscan_load_raw in internal/dcraw_common.cpp

May 30, 2018

References

github.com / LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txt
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/fd6330292501983ac75fe4162275794b18445bd9
PatchThird Party Advisory
secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com / advisories/81800
Third Party Advisory
secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com / secunia_research/2018-10
Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3838-1
Third Party Advisory