6.5

CVE-2018-5811: canonical ubuntu_linux Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-5811DEBIAN-CVE-2018-5811
Published 07-12-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-5811 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.93%
0%100%
Low · +0.13 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
DLA-2903-1USN-3838-1

Timeline

  1. 07-12-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An error within the "nikon_coolscan_load_raw()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.9 can be exploited to cause an out-of-bounds read memory access and subsequently cause a crash.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.93%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

80%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.13 pp

From 1.80% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.93%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu7 products
  • darktableAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • dcrawAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • exactimageAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • kodiAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • libraw< 0.17.1-1ubuntu0.4 | < 0.18.8-1ubuntu0.2
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • libraw< 0.18.11-1
Libraw1 product

4 vendors · 10 products

References

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