CVE-2017-2888 Integer overflow in Simple Direct Media

What is CVE-2017-2888?

CVE-2017-2888 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 11 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2888?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Libsdl Simple Directmedia Layer.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2888?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-2888 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2888 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2888, DLA-1714-2, GHSA-3x42-vgc3-7f6c, MGASA-2017-0398, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2888, openSUSE-SU-2017:2893-1 and 1 more.