CVE-2017-6890

A boundary error within the "foveon_load_camf()" function (dcraw_foveon.c) when initializing a huffman table in LibRaw-demosaic-pack-GPL2 before 0.18.2 can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow.

Published: 2017-05-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-6890 is rated Moderate Risk (64.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.48%). EPSS rose +1.04% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-6890

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 0.44% 1.48% +1.04%
2 2025-03-30 0.85% 0.44% -0.41%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.85% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-6890

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-6890

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-6890

vendor priority summary link
suse high CVE-2017-6890 severity important: SUSE including 30 source package names (libraw, libraw-devel, …), 47 product×package rows across 26 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3, … (26 product lines)): Fixed 44, Known Not Affected 3. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6890/
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-6890 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libraw), 5 status rows across 5 suites (trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 3, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6890

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-6890

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libraw libraw-demosaic-pack-gpl2 <= 0.18.1 cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw-demosaic-pack-gpl2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-6890

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