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CVE-2017-6887

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6887 describes a boundary error in the "parse_tiff_ifd()" function of LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.2, specifically affecting the libraw library. This vulnerability can be triggered by a specially crafted KDC file, leading to memory corruption. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk, requiring user interaction (UI:R) but with low attack complexity (AC:L) and potentially resulting in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts (C:H/I:H/A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current threat landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.18.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0156 is in the 71st percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: LibRaw

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-6887Low

libraw: Boundary error in the parse_tiff_ifd()

May 11, 2017

References

github.com / LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/d7c3d2cb460be10a3ea7b32e9443a83c243b2251
PatchThird Party Advisory
secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com / advisories/75737
Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com / secunia_research/2017-6
Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3950
securityfocus.com / bid/98592
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry