CVE-2017-16910

An error within the "LibRaw::xtrans_interpolate()" function (internal/dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.6 can be exploited to cause an invalid read memory access and subsequently a Denial of Service condition.

Published: 2018-12-07 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-16910 is rated Moderate Risk (53.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.80%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.31% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-16910

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.49% 1.80% +1.31%
2 2025-03-30 0.93% 0.49% -0.44%
3 2025-03-29 0.93%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-16910

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-16910

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-16910

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2017-16910: 1 source package rows (libraw); 7 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 7, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-16910
debian not yet assigned CVE-2017-16910 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libraw), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16910
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16910
suse medium CVE-2017-16910 severity moderate: SUSE including 6 source package names (dcraw, dcraw-lang, libraw, libraw-devel, libraw-devel-static, libraw9), 23 product×package rows across 6 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4, … (6 product lines)): Known Not Affected 23. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16910/
ubuntu low CVE-2017-16910 low priority: Ubuntu including 8 source packages (darktable, dcraw, …), 168 status rows across 21 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): ignored 61, DNE 39, needed 31, not-affected 29, needs-triage 5, released 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16910

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-16910

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libraw libraw < 0.18.6 cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 17.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-16910

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