openSUSE-SU-2017:2895-1

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    openSUSE-SU-2017:2895-1

    Published: 27 Oct 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-2888
    Aliases:
    CVE-2017-2888

    Summary: Security update for SDL2

    Details: This update for SDL2 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2017-2888: An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists when creating a new RGB Surface in SDL. 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. (bsc#1062784)

    References: , https://bugzilla.suse.com/1062784, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2888

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: SDL2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/SDL2&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2012

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.0.5-7.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Integrity
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