Out-of-Bounds Affecting sdl2_image package, versions <2.0.1-r2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment. Learn more

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.44% (75th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE35-SDL2IMAGE-267686
  • published24 Apr 2018
  • disclosed24 Apr 2018

Introduced: 24 Apr 2018

CVE-2017-14450  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.5 sdl2_image to version 2.0.1-r2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sdl2_image package and not the sdl2_image package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.5 relevant fixed versions and status.

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GIF image parsing functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.2. A specially crafted GIF image can lead to a buffer overflow on a global section. An attacker can display an image to trigger this vulnerability.