HIGH
LibRaw: Stack-based buffer overflow in libraw_cxx.cpp:utf2char() allows for potential code execution
Published Apr 29, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.49%
Description
An issue was discovered in LibRaw 0.18.9. There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the utf2char function in libraw_cxx.cpp.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 16.04
- 17.10
- 18.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
LibRaw
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
LibRaw
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | LibRaw | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | LibRaw | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
5.3 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact Low
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.49% 0.02492
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02492
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.49% (0.02492) | 84.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.53% (0.02531) | 82.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.13% (0.02130) | 82.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 42.29% (0.42288) | 96.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 2.41% (0.02407) | 83.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 19.84% (0.19835) | 94.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.41% (0.02407) | 83.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00471) | 75.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00471) | 74.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 19, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00471) | 72.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00453) | 71.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.64% (0.00640) | 76.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00450) | 71.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 23.96th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 57.50th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10528 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1574313 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/efd8cfabb93fd0396266a7607069901657c082e3 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/issues/144 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10528
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3639-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10528
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10528 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1574313 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/efd8cfabb93fd0396266a7607069901657c082e3 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/issues/144 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10528 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3639-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10528 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 29, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Apr 28, 2018
Link CVE-2018-10528
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a