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CVE-2018-5812

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-5812 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.9, specifically within the nikon_coolscan_load_raw() function. This flaw affects various products utilizing LibRaw, including Canonical's libraw and Ubuntu Linux distributions. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), it can be triggered remotely with low attack complexity and no prior privileges, potentially 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 vulnerability.

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
1.79%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0179 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-2018-5812Moderate

libRaw: NULL pointer dereference in nikon_coolscan_load_raw in internal/dcraw_common.cpp

May 30, 2018

References

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