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CVE-2017-14450
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GIF image parsing functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.2. A specially crafted GIF image can lead…
High7.1EPSS 1.5%
- Published
- Updated
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- Assigned by
- talos
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GIF image parsing functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.2. A specially crafted GIF image can lead to a buffer overflow on a global section. An attacker can display an image to trigger this vulnerability.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| talosCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High7.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.5% · top 25% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.
Weakness
- buffer overflow
- CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs
Affected products
Sam Lantinga and Mattias Engdegård · Simple DirectMedia Layer
- affected SDL2_image 2.0.2
References (5)
- DSA-4177 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180406 [SECURITY] [DLA 1341-1] sdl-image1.2 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-4184 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- GLSA-201903-17 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0499 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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