CVE-2017-6887

N/A
Published: May 16, 2017 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:23 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibRaw

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 0.18.10 ≤ v < 0.18.2
Affected range stops below 0.18.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (5)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98592
x_refsource_CONFIRMx_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/d7c3d2cb460be10a3ea7b32e9443a83c243b2251
x_refsource_MISCPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/75737/
x_refsource_MISCPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-6/

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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