High severity8.8OSV Advisory· Published Dec 7, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-5809
CVE-2018-5809
Description
An error within the "LibRaw::parse_exif()" 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.
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References
4- github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/fd6330292501983ac75fe4162275794b18445bd9nvdPatch
- secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/81800/nvdThird Party Advisory
- secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-9/nvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txtnvdRelease Notes
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