libraw: Boundary error in the parse_tiff_ifd()
Published May 16, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.56%
Description
A boundary error within the "parse_tiff_ifd()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions before 0.18.2 can be exploited to cause a memory corruption via e.g. a specially crafted KDC file with model set to "DSLR-A100" and containing multiple sequences of 0x100 and 0x14A TAGs.
Affected products
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- Version 0.x prior to 0.18.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
LibRaw
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | LibRaw | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.56% (0.01561) | 74.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 2.43% (0.02432) | 82.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 58.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 58.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 56.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01020) | 27.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.02% (0.01020) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3950 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98592 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6887 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1451642 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/d7c3d2cb460be10a3ea7b32e9443a83c243b2251 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6887
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/75737/ x_refsource_MISCPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-6/ x_refsource_MISCPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6887
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3950 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98592 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6887 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1451642 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/d7c3d2cb460be10a3ea7b32e9443a83c243b2251 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6887 | ||
| https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/75737/ | x_refsource_MISCPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-6/ | x_refsource_MISCPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6887 |
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