CVE-2018-5808

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 5
Modified
Published: 07 Dec 2018, 22:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 05:47

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
36/100
CVSS Score
8.8 HIGH
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
2.32% LOW
2% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

07 Dec 2018, 22:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 05:47
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

An error within the "find_green()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.9 can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow and subsequently execute arbitrary code.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 8.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 2.32%• Percentile: 85%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-787•Out-of-bounds Write

    The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0

  • libraw•libraw

    < 0.18.9

References (5)