{"id":"CVE-2017-2888","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-2888","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T03:55:09.548Z","title":"An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists when creating a new RGB Surface in SDL 2.0.5.","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.","published":"2017-10-11T18:29:05.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:17:04.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"talos-cna@cisco.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-190"],"affected":["libsdl/simple directmedia layer","canonical/ubuntu linux","debian/debian linux"],"epss":{"score":0.03072,"percentile":0.87603,"date":"2026-10-28","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101215","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00031.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4143-1/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0395","tags":["Exploit","Technical Description","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"talos-cna@cisco.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101215","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00031.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4143-1/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0395","tags":["Exploit","Technical Description","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2888","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}