High severity · published Oct 11, 2017
CVE-2017-2887
An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the XCF property handling functionality of SDL_image 2.0.1
8.8
CVSS
2.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the XCF property handling functionality of SDL_image 2.0.1. A specially crafted xcf file can cause a stack-based buffer overflow resulting in potential code execution. An attacker can provide a specially crafted XCF file to trigger this vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.7% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
SI
Sdl Image · Libsdl
2.0.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2887
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2887
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101215
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184
Mitigation
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0394
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