CVE-2017-2887 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the XCF property handling of SDL_image 2.0.1, affecting Debian and libSDL products. An attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted XCF file, leading to potential remote code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8 (High) due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (not in KEV or Hot List), exploit code is not publicly available, and community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:sdl_image:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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 version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.