CVE-2018-5800

An off-by-one error within the "LibRaw::kodak_ycbcr_load_raw()" function (internal/dcraw_common...

6.5 MediumFix available

An off-by-one error within the "LibRaw::kodak_ycbcr_load_raw()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.7 can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow and subsequently cause a crash.

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

2.55%Up 0.7 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

Record: CVE-2018-5800
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/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-193, CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-5800
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-17567 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-17567
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5qjx-g7m8-vp5f 6.5

An off-by-one error within the "LibRaw::kodak_ycbcr_load_raw()" function (internal/dcraw_common...

Record: GHSA-5qjx-g7m8-vp5f
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.5

Record: CVE-2018-5800
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-5800 6.5

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2018-5800
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

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OSVRHSA-2018:3065 7.0

Red Hat Security Advisory: libkdcraw security update

Record: RHSA-2018:3065
CVSS 3.0: 7.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-5800 6.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5800
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2018:3343-1 No score

Security update for libraw

This update for libraw fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

CVE-2018-5800: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in LibRaw::kodak_ycbcr_load_raw function (bsc#1084691).
CVE-2018-5801: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in LibRaw::unpack function (bsc#1084690).
CVE-2018-5802: Fixed out-of-bounds read in kodak_radc_load_raw function (bsc#1084688).
CVE-2018-5813: Fixed infinite loop in the parse_minolta function (bsc#1103200)
CVE-2018-5810: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in rollei_load_raw (bsc#1103353)

Record: SUSE-SU-2018:3343-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUSN-3615-1 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-3615-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libraw` Debian:12	before 0.18.7-1	0.18.7-1
`libraw` Debian:13	before 0.18.7-1	0.18.7-1
`libraw` Debian:14	before 0.18.7-1	0.18.7-1
`libraw` Debian:8	before 0.16.0-9+deb8u4, plus listed versions 0.16.0-90.16.0-9+deb8u10.16.0-9+deb8u20.16.0-9+deb8u3	0.16.0-9+deb8u4
`libraw` Debian:9	before 0.17.2-6+deb9u2, plus listed versions 0.17.2-60.17.2-6+deb9u1	0.17.2-6+deb9u2
`libkdcraw` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:4.10.5-5.el7	0:4.10.5-5.el7
`libkdcraw-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:4.10.5-5.el7	0:4.10.5-5.el7
`libkdcraw-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:4.10.5-5.el7	0:4.10.5-5.el7
`libkdcraw` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:4.10.5-5.el7	0:4.10.5-5.el7
`libkdcraw-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:4.10.5-5.el7	0:4.10.5-5.el7

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libkdcraw-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:4.10.5-5.el7	0:4.10.5-5.el7
`libkdcraw` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:4.10.5-5.el7	0:4.10.5-5.el7
`libkdcraw-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:4.10.5-5.el7	0:4.10.5-5.el7
`libkdcraw-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:4.10.5-5.el7	0:4.10.5-5.el7
`libraw` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3	before 0.15.4-21.1	0.15.4-21.1
`libraw` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3	before 0.15.4-21.1	0.15.4-21.1
`libraw` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3	before 0.15.4-21.1	0.15.4-21.1
`libraw` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	before 0.15.4-1ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions 0.15.3-1ubuntu10.15.4-10.15.4-1ubuntu0.1	0.15.4-1ubuntu0.2
`libraw` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	before 0.17.1-1ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions 0.16.2-10.17.0-10.17.1-10.17.1-1ubuntu0.1	0.17.1-1ubuntu0.2
`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
`ufraw` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.20-3build1	None known
`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

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
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-2018-5800 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Libraw, published March 12, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.55%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in libraw 0.18.7-1.

References

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