CVE-2017-2887

high

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.

References

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0394

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101215

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-10-11

Updated: 2022-06-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High