CVE-2018-5812

An error within the "nikon_coolscan_load_raw()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw...

6.5 MediumFix available

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 trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.79%Up 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

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 trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

Record: CVE-2018-5812
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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 trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

Record: CVE-2018-5812
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-17579 No score

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 trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

Record: EUVD-2018-17579
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4848-xc24-jj88 6.5

An error within the "nikon_coolscan_load_raw()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw...

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 trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

Record: GHSA-4848-xc24-jj88
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.5

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 trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

Record: CVE-2018-5812
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-5812 6.5

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 trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2018-5812
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-5812 6.5

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 trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5812
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUSN-3838-1 No score

libraw vulnerabilities

It was discovered that LibRaw incorrectly handled photo files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted photo file, a remote attacker could cause applications linked against LibRaw to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Record: USN-3838-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libraw` Debian:12	before 0.18.11-1	0.18.11-1
`libraw` Debian:13	before 0.18.11-1	0.18.11-1
`libraw` Debian:14	before 0.18.11-1	0.18.11-1
`libraw` Debian:9 From an advisory covering 24 CVEs	before 0.17.2-6+deb9u2, plus listed versions 0.17.2-60.17.2-6+deb9u1	0.17.2-6+deb9u2
`libraw` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	before 0.17.1-1ubuntu0.4, plus listed versions 0.16.2-10.17.0-10.17.1-10.17.1-1ubuntu0.10.17.1-1ubuntu0.20.17.1-1ubuntu0.3	0.17.1-1ubuntu0.4
`darktable` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.8-11.6.9-12.0.0-12.0.1-12.0.3-1	None known
`dcraw` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 9.21-0.2	None known
`exactimage` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.9.1-6build10.9.1-6ubuntu10.9.1-8ubuntu10.9.1-90.9.1-9build1 Show 4 moreShow less 0.9.1-100.9.1-110.9.1-120.9.1-12ubuntu1	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 15.1+dfsg1-315.2+dfsg1-1build115.2+dfsg1-315.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu115.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu1.1	None known
`rawtherapee` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.2-2build14.2-4	None known

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ufraw` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.20-3build1	None known
`libraw` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	before 0.18.8-1ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions 0.18.2-20.18.5-10.18.7-20.18.8-10.18.8-1ubuntu0.1	0.18.8-1ubuntu0.2
`darktable` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.2.5-22.4.0-12.4.1-12.4.2-1	None known
`dcraw` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 9.27-1ubuntu1	None known
`exactimage` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.9.2-1build11.0.1-1	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:17.3+dfsg1-32:17.3+dfsg1-3build12:17.3+dfsg1-52:17.3+dfsg1-5build12:17.3+dfsg1-5build22:17.6+dfsg1-12:17.6+dfsg1-1build12:17.6+dfsg1-1ubuntu1	None known
`rawtherapee` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.2-15.3-1	None known
`ufraw` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.22-1.10.22-20.22-30.22-3.1~build0.18.04.10.22-3.1ubuntu0.1	None known
`darktable` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.6.0-12.6.2-32.6.3-12.6.3-1build12.6.3-1build23.0.1-0ubuntu1	None known
`dcraw` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 9.28-2	None known
`exactimage` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.2-31.0.2-5ubuntu11.0.2-5ubuntu21.0.2-7ubuntu11.0.2-7ubuntu2	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:17.6+dfsg1-4ubuntu42:17.6+dfsg1-4ubuntu92:17.6+dfsg1-4ubuntu102:18.5+dfsg1-0ubuntu32:18.6+dfsg1-2ubuntu1	None known
`rawtherapee` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.6-15.7-15.8-1	None known
`darktable` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.6.0-0ubuntu13.8.0-23.8.0-33.8.0-3build13.8.0-3build23.8.1-13.8.1-2	None known
`dcraw` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 9.28-29.28-3	None known
`exactimage` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.2-81.0.2-8build11.0.2-8build21.0.2-8build3	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:19.1+dfsg2-22:19.3+dfsg1-12:19.3+dfsg1-1build22:19.3+dfsg1-1build32:19.3+dfsg1-1build42:19.3+dfsg1-1build52:19.4+dfsg1-2	None known
`rawtherapee` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.8-3	None known
`darktable` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.4.2-1ubuntu14.4.2-1ubuntu24.4.2-1.14.4.2-1.1build14.6.1-24.6.1-2build34.6.1-2build44.6.1-2ubuntu1	None known
`dcraw` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 9.28-39.28-3.1ubuntu19.28-5ubuntu1	None known
`exactimage` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.2-11build21.0.2-11build31.0.2-11build41.0.2-11build71.0.2-11build81.0.2-11build9	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:20.2+dfsg-42:20.2+dfsg-4build12:20.2+dfsg-4build22:20.2+dfsg-4ubuntu12:20.3+dfsg-12:20.4+dfsg-12:20.5+dfsg-1build22:20.5+dfsg-1ubuntu1	None known
`rawtherapee` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.9-1build15.9-25.10-15.10-1build35.10-1build4	None known
`darktable` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 5.0.1-0ubuntu15.0.1-0ubuntu25.0.1-15.0.1-2	None known
`dcraw` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 9.28-8	None known
`exactimage` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.1-2	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 2:21.2+dfsg-1build22:21.2+dfsg-42:21.2+dfsg-4build12:21.2+dfsg-4build2	None known
`rawtherapee` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 5.11-2build2	None known
`darktable` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 5.4.1-15.4.1-1build15.4.1-1build2	None known
`dcraw` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 9.28-8build1	None known
`exactimage` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.1-2build21.2.1-3build11.2.1-3build2	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 2:21.3+dfsg-1ubuntu12:21.3+dfsg-1.2	None known
`rawtherapee` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 5.12-25.12-2build1	None known
`darktable` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.0.1-25.2.1-15.2.1-1build15.2.1-1build25.4.0-15.4.1-1	None known
`dcraw` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 9.28-89.28-8build1	None known
`exactimage` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.1-21.2.1-2build11.2.1-2build2	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:21.2+dfsg-4build22:21.2+dfsg-4build32:21.2+dfsg-52:21.3+dfsg-12:21.3+dfsg-1build12:21.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1	None known
`rawtherapee` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.11-2build25.12-15.12-2	None known
`libraw` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0.15.4-1ubuntu0.3, plus listed versions 0.15.3-1ubuntu10.15.4-10.15.4-1ubuntu0.10.15.4-1ubuntu0.2	0.15.4-1ubuntu0.3
`libraw` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0.17.1-1ubuntu0.4, plus listed versions 0.16.2-10.17.0-10.17.1-10.17.1-1ubuntu0.10.17.1-1ubuntu0.20.17.1-1ubuntu0.3	0.17.1-1ubuntu0.4
`libraw` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0.18.8-1ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions 0.18.2-20.18.5-10.18.7-20.18.8-10.18.8-1ubuntu0.1	0.18.8-1ubuntu0.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-5812 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Libraw, published August 2, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.79%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in libraw 0.18.11-1.

References

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