Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-2887): libsdl2-image vulnerability
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(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
10/11/2017
11/21/2024
11/19/2024
11/27/2024
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.
Solution(s)
- ubuntu-upgrade-libsdl2-image
- ubuntu-upgrade-sdl-image1-2
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