# CVE-2017-13735: Denial of service in n/a

> A floating point exception in LibRaw allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image file.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 29 Aug 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** ALPINE-CVE-2017-13735, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-13735, GHSA-hwmr-77fp-f5hf, MGASA-2021-0004, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13735

## What is CVE-2017-13735?

CVE-2017-13735 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Libraw Libraw, published on 29 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

There is a floating point exception in the kodak_radc_load_raw function in dcraw_common.cpp in LibRaw 0.18.2. It will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13735?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Libraw Libraw.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-13735?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2017-13735 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13735 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Libraw Libraw

- [CVE-2026-20889](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20889/): Memory corruption in LibRaw (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-20911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20911/): Memory corruption in LibRaw (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-21413](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21413/): Memory corruption in LibRaw (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-8366](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8366/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-8367](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8367/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-13735 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-13735 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Libraw Libraw, published on 29 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13735 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Libraw Libraw. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-13735/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-13735/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13735
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13735
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-13735

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-13735/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.