Is CVE-2018-5817 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-5817 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-5817?

CVE-2018-5817 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-5817?

CVE-2018-5817 has an EPSS score of 2.50% (83th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5817?

Upgrade libraw on debian 11 to 0.19.1-1 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-5817

HIGHEPSS 83th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-704

How to fix

Remediation Available

librawDebian

Fixed in:0.19.1-1CVE-2018-5817

librawUbuntu

Fixed in:0.17.1-1ubuntu0.5USN-3989-1

Fixed in:0.18.8-1ubuntu0.3USN-3989-1

libraw15Ubuntu

Fixed in:0.17.1-1ubuntu0.5USN-3989-1

libraw16Ubuntu

Fixed in:0.18.8-1ubuntu0.3USN-3989-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.50%probability of exploitation in 30 days

83rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 83% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

libraw.org

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references1

usn.ubuntu.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-704 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-41646	Critical	9.8	41%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-5115	High	8.8	26%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-12453	High	7.5	24%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-3843	High	8.8	24%	-	-
CVE-2017-3106	High	8.8	22%	-	-
CVE-2018-5007	High	8.8	18%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.