8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2018-5808
LibRaw Heap Buffer Overflow
Description

An error within the "find_green()" 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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 7, 2018, 10:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:09 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-5808 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Libraw libraw
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2018-5808 vulnerability.
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product : SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP4:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP4-2019-2=1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP3:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP3-2019-2=1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP4-2019-2=1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2019-2=1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP4-2019-2=1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2019-2=1
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-5808 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-5808 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-5808 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-5808 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txt
    Added Reference https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/fd6330292501983ac75fe4162275794b18445bd9
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00036.html
    Added Reference https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/81800/
    Added Reference https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-9/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-787
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00036.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00036.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00036.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 28, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/81800/ No Types Assigned https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/81800/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txt No Types Assigned https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txt Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/fd6330292501983ac75fe4162275794b18445bd9 No Types Assigned https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/fd6330292501983ac75fe4162275794b18445bd9 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-9/ No Types Assigned https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2018-9/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.18.9
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.67 }} -3.91%

score

0.84483

percentile