High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 16, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-6887

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

Libraw/Librawv52 versions
0.x prior to 0.18.2+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 0.x prior to 0.18.2
- cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.18.1

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/d7c3d2cb460be10a3ea7b32e9443a83c243b2251nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/98592nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/75737/nvdPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-6/nvdPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3950nvd

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