vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-2888): SDL 2.0 vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 11, 2017 | Oct 1, 2019 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 11, 2017
Added
Oct 1, 2019
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-libsdl2-2-0-0
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