CVE-2017-2887
sdl-image1.2 - security update
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.7%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-2887
To remediate CVE-2017-2887, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.0.1-r2 or later
- —upgrade to 2.0.1+dfsg-4 or later
- —upgrade to 1.2.12-7 or later
- —upgrade to 1.2.12-2+deb7u1 or later
Is CVE-2017-2887 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 2.0.1-r2
- from 0, < 2.0.1+dfsg-4
- from 0, < 1.2.12-7
- from 0, < 1.2.12-2+deb7u1
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 |