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CVE-2017-2888
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-10-11T18:29:05.083 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:17:04.250

Summary

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.

Affected products

libsdl — simple_directmedia_layer

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