CVE-2017-2888

Summary

CVECVE-2017-2888
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-11 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2022-06-07 17:39:00 UTC
DescriptionAn 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-190

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 19.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 19.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Libsdl Simple Directmedia Layer 2.0.5 All All All
Application Libsdl Simple Directmedia Layer 2.0.5 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
TALOS-2017-0395 || Cisco Talos Intelligence Group - Comprehensive Threat Intelligence MISC www.talosintelligence.com Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
USN-4143-1: SDL 2.0 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Simple DirectMedia Layer Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] [DLA 2803-1] libsdl2 security update MLIST lists.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 178876 Debian Security Update for libsdl2 (DLA 2803-1)
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