LibRaw before 0.18.4 has a heap-based Buffer Overflow in the processCanonCameraInfo function via a crafted file.

published 2017-09-12 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-5851

cvss: 8.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.1%; EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits: 0; none known

Patch / fix

distros 3

debian ubuntu opensuse

libraw Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.18.5-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14348

libraw Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 0.17.1-1ubuntu0.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14348

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libraw openSUSE Tumbleweed 0.20.2-4.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10980-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-14348 updated 2026-11-07 cvss 3.3

libraw: Heap-based 1 byte buffer over-write in processCanonCameraInfo function in internal/dcraw_common.cpp

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 dcraw, libraw, libkdcraw
affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 dcraw Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 dcraw
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	8.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

github.com /LibRaw/LibRaw/issues/100
third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/100866
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-14348
NVD CVE-2017-14348

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Summary