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CVE-2018-5817

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-02-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-704

Description

A type confusion error within the "unpacked_load_raw()" function within LibRaw versions prior to 0.19.1 (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) can be exploited to trigger an infinite loop.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 8.0
• LibRaw: before 0.19.1 — fixed in 0.19.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: LibRaw 0.19.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00036.html
• https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-27/
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3989-1/
• https://www.libraw.org/news/libraw-0-19-2-release
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00036.html
• https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-27/
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3989-1/
• https://www.libraw.org/news/libraw-0-19-2-release

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