Uncontrolled resource consumption in Flexera Software LLC LibRaw
Priority LOW 38CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
An error within the "parse_sinar_ia()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) within LibRaw versions prior to 0.19.1 can be exploited to exhaust available CPU resources.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02931 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flexera Software LLC | LibRaw | up to 0.19.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- LibRaw VendorFlexera Software LLC Affected up to 0.19.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | — |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5819
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xvcr-5pxv-hxgc
References
More Flexera Software LLC vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-03652 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in lmgrd in Flexera FlexNet Publisher 11.10… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2015-06818 Multiple buffer overflows in (1) lmgrd and (2) Vendor Daemon in Flexera FlexNet Publisher… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-15367 FlexNet Publisher 11.12.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Add Local Admin) CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2011-03651 Heap-based buffer overflow in lmadmin in Flexera FlexNet Publisher 11.10 (aka FlexNet… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2018-14211 Resource allocation without limits in Flexera Software LLC FlexNet Publisher CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-04623 Out-of-bounds write in Flexera Software LLC GnuTLS libtasn1 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-5819 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-5819 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xvcr-5pxv-hxgc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-5819 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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