VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-2887
An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the XCF property handling functionality of SDL_image 2.0.1.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.66%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.66%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.66% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- libsdl/sdl image · debian/debian linux
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101215Broken Link
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184Third Party Advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0394Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101215Broken Link
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184Third Party Advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0394Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.