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01 Record

CVE-2017-2887

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

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: talos
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
2.65% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 85.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2017-10-11 18:00Z9 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-17 02:57Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-12-01
Assigning CNA
talos
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 8.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
95e2583fad0a5f95e5a8b0ea88c5fcb280336282b309a33d5c83ae52218bb8f8

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
TalosSimple Direct MediaSimple DirectMedia Layer SDL_image 2.0.1—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • libsdl2-image
    Fixed in 2.0.1+dfsg-4
  • sdl-image1.2
    Fixed in 1.2.12-7

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • libsdl2-image
    Fixed in 2.0.1+dfsg-4
  • sdl-image1.2
    Fixed in 1.2.12-7

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • libsdl2-image
    Fixed in 2.0.1+dfsg-4
  • sdl-image1.2
    Fixed in 1.2.12-7

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

  • libsdl2-image
    Fixed in 2.0.0+dfsg-3+deb8u1build0.14.04.1
  • sdl-image1.2
    Fixed in 1.2.12-5+deb9u1build0.14.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • libsdl2-image
    Fixed in 2.0.1+dfsg-2+deb9u1build0.16.04.1
  • sdl-image1.2
    Fixed in 1.2.12-5+deb9u1build0.16.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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