An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists when creating a new RGB Surface in SDL 2.0.5.

Published 9 y ago 2017-10-11 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

8.8

v3.0 · CNA

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

3.1%

percentile 88%

Public exploits

none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.07% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
CNA	3.0	8.8	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	3.1	8.8	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
CNA	3.0	8.8	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	2.0	6.8	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`

Affected products

Talos Simple Direct Media

Classification

Weakness

CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

securityfocus.com /bid/101215 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
usn.ubuntu.com /4143-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00031.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
talosintelligence.com /vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0395 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2017-2888
NVD: CVE-2017-2888

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