TI-2017-04618 Aliases CVE-2017-6886 GHSA-rcgw-xxcv-r49v

Memory corruption in LibRaw

MEDIUM 48CWE-119Published 2017-05-16 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An error within the "parse_tiff_ifd()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions before 0.18.2 can be exploited to corrupt memory.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03362 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Partial LibRaw (LibRaw): 0.18.2Red Hat: 1 without a fix

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
LibRaw	LibRaw	before 0.18.2	0.18.2	Patch available	CNA

LibRaw VendorLibRaw Affected before 0.18.2 Fixed in 0.18.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw::::::::	up to 0.18.1	Vulnerable	LibRaw

cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.18.1 Vulnerable ·LibRaw

Remediation

Fix · CNA LibRaw (LibRaw) Fixed in 0.18.2

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Advisory · 2017-05-16
LibRaw — DSA-3950
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2017-04619 Memory corruption in LibRawPriority LOW 37
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6886
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rcgw-xxcv-r49v

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/d7c3d2cb460be10a3ea7b32e9443a83c243b2251

Advisory 3

TI-2026-04674 LibRaw TIFF/NEF decoders_libraw.cpp nikon_load_padded_packed_raw out-of-bounds CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
TI-2020-14361 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in LibRaw::stretch() function in libraw\src\postprocessing\aspect_ratio.cpp. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2026-04650 LibRaw JPEG DHT losslessjpeg.cpp initval out-of-bounds write CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
TI-2015-06888 The phase_one_correct function in Libraw before 0.17.1 allows attackers to cause memory… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-16934 A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the HuffTable::initval functionality… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-16915 Integer overflow in LibRaw CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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