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CVE-2017-12122

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-12122 is a critical code execution vulnerability affecting the ILBM image rendering functionality in SDL2_image-2.0.2, impacting Debian and other systems using libsdl. A specially crafted ILBM image can trigger a heap overflow, leading to arbitrary code execution on the victim's system. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low complexity, requiring user interaction to display the malicious image, and potentially resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:sdl_image:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0239 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 14,825 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201903-17
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4177
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4184
Third Party Advisory
talosintelligence.com / vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0488
Third Party Advisory