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CVE-2018-5801

LibRaw: NULL pointer dereference in LibRaw::unpack function src/libraw_cxx.cpp

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · January 30, 2018

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way LibRaw processed images. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash applications using LibRaw by tricking them into processing crafted images.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer