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CVE-2018-5817

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-5817 is a type confusion error in the "unpacked_load_raw()" function of LibRaw versions prior to 0.19.1, affecting Debian Linux and LibRaw. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to cause a denial of service through an infinite loop. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.19.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0250 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-5817Low

LibRaw: DoS in unpacked_load_raw function in internal/dcraw_common.cpp

Dec 13, 2018

References

lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00036.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com / secunia_research/2018-27
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3989-1
libraw.org / news/libraw-0-19-2-release
Release NotesVendor Advisory