High severity · published Oct 11, 2017
CVE-2017-2888
An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists when creating a new RGB Surface in SDL 2.0.5
8.8
CVSS
3.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists when creating a new RGB Surface in SDL 2.0.5. A specially crafted file can cause an integer overflow resulting in too little memory being allocated which can lead to a buffer overflow and potential code execution. An attacker can provide a specially crafted image 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)3.1% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0 · source: NVD
SD
Simple Directmedia Layer · Libsdl
2.0.5 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
16.04; 18.04; 19.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2888
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2888
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101215
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00031.html
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4143-1/
Exploit
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0395
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