CVE-2018-5809: Libraw

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 2.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Libraw Libraw: before 0.18.9 (fixed in 0.18.9)

Published 2018-12-07. Last modified 2026-06-17.