Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting sdl package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.72% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-SDL-10078292
  • published8 May 2025
  • disclosed11 Oct 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 11 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-2888  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for sdl.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Integer Overflow or Wraparound. 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.

CVSS Base Scores

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