CVE-2018-5809

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.

• CWE-787

• https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txtRelease Notes
• https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/fd6330292501983ac75fe4162275794b18445bd9Patch
• https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/81800/Third Party Advisory
• https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-9/Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txtRelease Notes
• https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/fd6330292501983ac75fe4162275794b18445bd9Patch
• https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/81800/Third Party Advisory
• https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-9/Third Party Advisory

Published

Dec 7, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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