High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 20, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-5817
CVE-2018-5817
Description
A type confusion error within the "unpacked_load_raw()" function within LibRaw versions prior to 0.19.1 (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) can be exploited to trigger an infinite loop.
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Affected products
12- Flexera Software LLC/LibRawv5Range: 0.19.0 and prior
- osv-coords8 versionspkg:rpm/suse/libraw&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libraw&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libraw&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015pkg:rpm/opensuse/libraw&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/suse/libraw&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libraw&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libraw&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libraw&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP4
< 0.15.4-30.1+ 7 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.15.4-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.15.4-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.18.9-3.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.18.9-lp150.2.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.15.4-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.15.4-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.15.4-30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.15.4-30.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00036.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-27/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.libraw.org/news/libraw-0-19-2-releasenvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3989-1/nvd
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