# CVE-2017-14608: Information disclosure in n/a

> An out-of-bounds read in LibRaw allows attackers to disclose sensitive memory or crash the application via crafted images.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 20 Sep 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14608, DLA-1109-1, GHSA-mfpv-jgj6-hw2h, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14608

## What is CVE-2017-14608?

CVE-2017-14608 is a critical vulnerability in Libraw Libraw, published on 20 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In LibRaw through 0.18.4, an out of bounds read flaw related to kodak_65000_load_raw has been reported in dcraw/dcraw.c and internal/dcraw_common.cpp. An attacker could possibly exploit this flaw to disclose potentially sensitive memory or cause an application crash.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14608?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Libraw Libraw.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-14608?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2017-14608 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14608 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-2017-14608 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-14608 is a critical vulnerability in Libraw Libraw, published on 20 Sep 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-2017-14608 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-2017-14608/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14608/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14608
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14608
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14608

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14608/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.