CVE-2017-2888
libsdl2 - security update
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.6%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-2888
To remediate CVE-2017-2888, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.0.6+dfsg1-4 or later
- —upgrade to 2.0.2+dfsg1-6+deb8u2 or later
- —upgrade to 2.0.5+dfsg1-2+deb9u2 or later
Is CVE-2017-2888 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.0.6+dfsg1-4
- from 0, < 2.0.2+dfsg1-6+deb8u2
- from 0, < 2.0.5+dfsg1-2+deb9u2
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 |