CVE-2017-2888

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    CVE-2017-2888

    Published: 11 Oct 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    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

    Affected packages

    Package

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 54eb9067e15adcf0d978d0b672fe70cef0c05528
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.0.5

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High