MGASA-2017-0397

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    MGASA-2017-0397

    Published: 2 Nov 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-2887

    Summary: Updated sdl2_image & mingw packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the XCF property handling functionality of SDL_image 2.0.1. A specially crafted xcf file can cause a stack-based buffer overflow resulting in potential code execution. An attacker can provide a specially crafted XCF file to trigger this vulnerability (CVE-2017-2887).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0397.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21881, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/C7QAEI2QV3QGJR5OS43R5U3U47LAHQRO/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: sdl2_image

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/sdl2_image?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.0.0-4.1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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