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CVE-2017-2888

HIGH
Published 2017-10-11T18:00:00Z
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CVSS Score

V3.0
8.8
/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.021
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 2.1% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.831
Higher than 83.1% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Talos

Simple Direct Media

Affected Versions:

Simple DirectMedia Layer 2.0.5

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-3x42-vgc3-7f6c

Advisory 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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2888
WEB https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00031.html
WEB https://usn.ubuntu.com/4143-1
WEB https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0395
WEB http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101215

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 13, 2022, Modified: April 20, 2025

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101215
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4143-1/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00031.html
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0395
Published: 2017-10-11T18:00:00Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-16T20:17:03.901Z
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