CVE-2017-6886

An error within the "parse_tiff_ifd()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions...

9.8 CriticalFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

3.36%Up 2.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

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.

Record: CVE-2017-6886
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2017-6886
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-15940 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2017-15940
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rcgw-xxcv-r49v 9.8

An error within the "parse_tiff_ifd()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions...

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.

Record: GHSA-rcgw-xxcv-r49v
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVALPINE-CVE-2017-6886 9.8

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.

Record: ALPINE-CVE-2017-6886
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.8

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.

Record: CVE-2017-6886
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-6886 9.8

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.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6886
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-6886 9.8

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.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6886
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2017-0223 No score

Updated libraw packages fix security vulnerabilities

A memory corruption in parse_tiff_ifd() function (CVE-2017-6886).

A memory corruption via e.g. a specially crafted KDC file parse_tiff_ifd() (CVE-2017-6887).

An integer overflow error within the "foveon_load_camf()" function (CVE-2017-6889).

A boundary error within the "foveon_load_camf()" function (CVE-2017-6890).

Record: MGASA-2017-0223
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10980-1 No score

libraw-devel-0.20.2-4.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libraw-devel-0.20.2-4.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10980-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2017:2300-1 No score

Security update for libraw

This update for libraw fixes the following issues:

CVE-2015-3885: A specially crafted raw image file could have caused a Denial of Service through an integer overflow. (bsc#930683)
CVE-2015-8367: The function phase_one_correct() did not handle memory object initialization correctly, which may have caused some other problems. (bsc#957517)
CVE-2017-6886: memory corruption in parse_tiff_ifd() func (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) could lead to Denial of service (bsc#1039380)
CVE-2017-6889: integer overflow error within the 'foveon_load_camf()' function (dcraw_foveon.c) could lead to Denial of service (bsc#1039210)
CVE-2017-6890: boundary error within the 'foveon_load_camf()' function (dcraw_foveon.c) (bsc#1039209)

Record: SUSE-SU-2017:2300-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUSN-3492-1 No score

libraw vulnerabilities

It was discovered that LibRaw incorrectly handled photo files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted photo file, a remote attacker could cause applications linked against LibRaw to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code

Record: USN-3492-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

libraw

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libraw` Alpine:v3.3	before 0.17.2-r1	0.17.2-r1
`libraw` Alpine:v3.4	before 0.17.2-r1	0.17.2-r1
`libraw` Alpine:v3.5	before 0.17.2-r1	0.17.2-r1
`libraw` Alpine:v3.6	before 0.17.2-r1	0.17.2-r1
`libraw` Debian:12	before 0.18.2-2	0.18.2-2
`libraw` Debian:13	before 0.18.2-2	0.18.2-2
`libraw` Debian:14	before 0.18.2-2	0.18.2-2
`libraw` Debian:7	before 0.14.6-2+deb7u2, plus listed versions 0.14.6-20.14.6-2+deb7u1	0.14.6-2+deb7u2
`libraw` Debian:8	before 0.16.0-9+deb8u3, plus listed versions 0.16.0-90.16.0-9+deb8u10.16.0-9+deb8u2	0.16.0-9+deb8u3
`libraw` Debian:9	before 0.17.2-6+deb9u1, plus listed versions 0.17.2-6	0.17.2-6+deb9u1

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libraw` Mageia:5	before 0.16.2-1.2.mga5	0.16.2-1.2.mga5
`libraw` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2	before 0.15.4-9.2	0.15.4-9.2
`libraw` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3	before 0.15.4-9.2	0.15.4-9.2
`libraw` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2	before 0.15.4-9.2	0.15.4-9.2
`libraw` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3	before 0.15.4-9.2	0.15.4-9.2
`libraw` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2	before 0.15.4-9.2	0.15.4-9.2
`libraw` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3	before 0.15.4-9.2	0.15.4-9.2
`libraw` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	before 0.15.4-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 0.15.3-1ubuntu10.15.4-1	0.15.4-1ubuntu0.1
`libraw` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	before 0.17.1-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 0.16.2-10.17.0-10.17.1-1	0.17.1-1ubuntu0.1
`darktable` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.8-11.6.9-12.0.0-12.0.1-12.0.3-1	None known
`dcraw` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 9.21-0.2	None known
`exactimage` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.9.1-6build10.9.1-6ubuntu10.9.1-8ubuntu10.9.1-90.9.1-9build1 Show 4 moreShow less 0.9.1-100.9.1-110.9.1-120.9.1-12ubuntu1	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 15.1+dfsg1-315.2+dfsg1-1build115.2+dfsg1-315.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu115.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu1.1	None known
`rawtherapee` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.2-2build14.2-4	None known
`ufraw` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.20-3build1	None known
`darktable` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.2.5-22.4.0-12.4.1-12.4.2-1	None known
`dcraw` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 9.27-1ubuntu1	None known
`exactimage` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.9.2-1build11.0.1-1	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:17.3+dfsg1-32:17.3+dfsg1-3build12:17.3+dfsg1-52:17.3+dfsg1-5build12:17.3+dfsg1-5build22:17.6+dfsg1-12:17.6+dfsg1-1build12:17.6+dfsg1-1ubuntu1	None known
`rawtherapee` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.2-15.3-1	None known
`ufraw` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.22-1.10.22-20.22-30.22-3.1~build0.18.04.10.22-3.1ubuntu0.1	None known
`darktable` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.6.0-12.6.2-32.6.3-12.6.3-1build12.6.3-1build23.0.1-0ubuntu1	None known
`dcraw` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 9.28-2	None known
`exactimage` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.2-31.0.2-5ubuntu11.0.2-5ubuntu21.0.2-7ubuntu11.0.2-7ubuntu2	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:17.6+dfsg1-4ubuntu42:17.6+dfsg1-4ubuntu92:17.6+dfsg1-4ubuntu102:18.5+dfsg1-0ubuntu32:18.6+dfsg1-2ubuntu1	None known
`rawtherapee` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.6-15.7-15.8-1	None known
`darktable` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.6.0-0ubuntu13.8.0-23.8.0-33.8.0-3build13.8.0-3build23.8.1-13.8.1-2	None known
`dcraw` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 9.28-29.28-3	None known
`exactimage` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.2-81.0.2-8build11.0.2-8build21.0.2-8build3	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:19.1+dfsg2-22:19.3+dfsg1-12:19.3+dfsg1-1build22:19.3+dfsg1-1build32:19.3+dfsg1-1build42:19.3+dfsg1-1build52:19.4+dfsg1-2	None known
`rawtherapee` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.8-3	None known
`darktable` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.4.2-1ubuntu14.4.2-1ubuntu24.4.2-1.14.4.2-1.1build14.6.1-24.6.1-2build34.6.1-2build44.6.1-2ubuntu1	None known
`dcraw` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 9.28-39.28-3.1ubuntu19.28-5ubuntu1	None known
`exactimage` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.2-11build21.0.2-11build31.0.2-11build41.0.2-11build71.0.2-11build81.0.2-11build9	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:20.2+dfsg-42:20.2+dfsg-4build12:20.2+dfsg-4build22:20.2+dfsg-4ubuntu12:20.3+dfsg-12:20.4+dfsg-12:20.5+dfsg-1build22:20.5+dfsg-1ubuntu1	None known
`rawtherapee` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.9-1build15.9-25.10-15.10-1build35.10-1build4	None known
`darktable` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 5.0.1-0ubuntu15.0.1-0ubuntu25.0.1-15.0.1-2	None known
`dcraw` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 9.28-8	None known
`exactimage` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.1-2	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 2:21.2+dfsg-1build22:21.2+dfsg-42:21.2+dfsg-4build12:21.2+dfsg-4build2	None known
`rawtherapee` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 5.11-2build2	None known
`darktable` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 5.4.1-15.4.1-1build15.4.1-1build2	None known
`dcraw` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 9.28-8build1	None known
`exactimage` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.1-2build21.2.1-3build11.2.1-3build2	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 2:21.3+dfsg-1ubuntu12:21.3+dfsg-1.2	None known
`rawtherapee` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 5.12-25.12-2build1	None known
`darktable` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.0.1-25.2.1-15.2.1-1build15.2.1-1build25.4.0-15.4.1-1	None known
`dcraw` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 9.28-89.28-8build1	None known
`exactimage` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.1-21.2.1-2build11.2.1-2build2	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:21.2+dfsg-4build22:21.2+dfsg-4build32:21.2+dfsg-52:21.3+dfsg-12:21.3+dfsg-1build12:21.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1	None known
`rawtherapee` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.11-2build25.12-15.12-2	None known
`libraw` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 0.20.2-4.1	0.20.2-4.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-6886 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Libraw, published May 16, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.36%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in libraw 0.17.2-r1.

References

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