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CVE-2017-2888
An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists when creating a new RGB Surface in SDL 2.0.5. A specially crafted file can cause an…
High8.8EPSS 3.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- talos
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| talosCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.1% · top 12% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
- Remote code execution
- CWE-190 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-190 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected Simple DirectMedia Layer 2.0.5
References (4)
- 101215 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-4143-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20211031 [SECURITY] [DLA 2803-1] libsdl2 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0395 (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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