CVE-2018-5801 (GCVE-0-2018-5801)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-12-07 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 05:47
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
An error within the "LibRaw::unpack()" function (src/libraw_cxx.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.7 can be exploited to trigger a NULL pointer dereference.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CWE
- DoS (Denial of Service) through NULL pointer dereference
Assigner
References
7 references
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|---|---|
| https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Chan… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secun… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advis… | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/0df5490b9… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3065 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3615-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Date Public
2018-12-07 00:00
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