CVE-2017-2887
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 7 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.0.1+dfsg-4 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.0.1+dfsg-4 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.0.1+dfsg-4 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.0.1+dfsg-4 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.0.1+dfsg-4 |
| 9.0 | Affected | — |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libsdl | sdl_image | 2.0.1 | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101215
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0394
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2887.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-2887
CWEs
CWE-787
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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