CVE-2017-2888
An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists when creating a new RGB Surface in SDL 2.0.5.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.07%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- 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
- 3.07% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- libsdl/simple directmedia layer · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
EPSS 3.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101215Broken Link
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00031.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4143-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0395Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101215Broken Link
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00031.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4143-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0395Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.