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CVE-2017-2888

Publication date 11 October 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

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.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

USN-4143-1 addressed serveral vulnerabilities in SDL 2.0. This update provides the corresponding fixes for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libsdl1.2 19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
libsdl2 19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Ignored
17.04 zesty Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.16.04.2
14.04 LTS trusty

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Notes

mdeslaur

upstream patch likely optimized away, see Red Hat bug libsdl1.2 already has a check earlier in the function

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
libsdl2

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-4143-1
    • SDL 2.0 vulnerabilities
    • 30 September 2019

Other references