CVE-2017-2888
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.
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 | — |
Ubuntu Affected 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 19.04 | Affected | — |
| 18.04 | Affected | — |
| 16.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.0.6+dfsg1-4 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.0.6+dfsg1-4 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.0.6+dfsg1-4 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0 |
| 9.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libsdl | simple_directmedia_layer | 2.0.5 | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101215
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00031.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4143-1/
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0395
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2888.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-2888
CWEs
CWE-190
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.