vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-2887): libsdl2-image vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 11, 2017 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 11, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-libsdl2-imageubuntu-upgrade-sdl-image1-2
References
- CVE-2017-2887
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-2887
- CWE-787
- DEBIAN-DSA-4177
- DEBIAN-DSA-4184
- EUVD-EUVD-2017-12028
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-12028
- https://hg.libsdl.org/SDL_image/rev/318484db0705
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2887
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0394
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