UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5808

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CVE-2018-5808
Published: 07 Dec 2018, 22:29
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 03:34

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
35/100
CVSS Score
8.8 HIGH
3.0 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

07 Dec 2018, 22:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 03:34
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

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•darktable

    all | all | all | all | all | all

  • ubuntu•dcraw

    all | all | all | all | all | all

  • ubuntu•exactimage

    all | all | all | all | all | all

  • ubuntu•kodi

    all | all | all | all | all | all

  • ubuntu•libraw

    < 0.15.4-1ubuntu0.3 | < 0.17.1-1ubuntu0.4 | < 0.18.8-1ubuntu0.2

  • ubuntu•rawtherapee

    all | all | all | all | all | all

  • ubuntu•ufraw

    all | all

References (6)