CVE-2018-5818
An error within the "parse_rollei()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) within LibRaw versions prior to 0.19.1 can be exploited to trigger an infinite loop.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An error within the "parse_rollei()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) within LibRaw versions prior to 0.19.1 can be exploited to trigger an infinite loop.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.33% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-835
- Affected
- libraw/libraw · debian/debian linux
- Source
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com
EPSS 2.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00036.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-27/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3989-1/
- https://www.libraw.org/news/libraw-0-19-2-releaseRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00036.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-27/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3989-1/
- https://www.libraw.org/news/libraw-0-19-2-releaseRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.