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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2017-10-11T18:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:17:03.901Z

Reserved: 2016-12-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-2888

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-10-11T18:29:05.083

Modified: 2022-06-07T17:39:29.677

Link: CVE-2017-2888

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-2888 - Bugzilla