Medium severity · published Dec 7, 2018
CVE-2018-5812
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
6.5
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libraw · Libraw
before 0.18.9 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
14.04; 16.04; 18.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5812
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5812
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txt
Patch
https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/fd6330292501983ac75fe4162275794b18445bd9
Permissions Required
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/81800/
Third Party Advisory
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-10/
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3838-1/
More from Ubuntu Linux
9.8
CVE-2020-11651
SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
9.8
CVE-2020-7247
OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
9.8
CVE-2019-11043
Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE
9.8
CVE-2019-16928
Exim Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerability
9.8
CVE-2019-10149
Exim Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) Improper Input Validation