CVE-2017-2888
HIGH8.8EPSS 1.6%libsdl2 - security update
Published: 10/11/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/libsdl2from 0, < 2.0.6+dfsg1-4
- Debian/libsdl2from 0, < 2.0.2+dfsg1-6+deb8u2
- Debian/libsdl2from 0, < 2.0.5+dfsg1-2+deb9u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |