Double Free Affecting libsdl2-image package, versions <2.0.1+dfsg-2+deb9u1build0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.62% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-LIBSDL2IMAGE-338646
  • published24 Apr 2018
  • disclosed24 Apr 2018

Introduced: 24 Apr 2018

CVE-2017-14449  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 libsdl2-image to version 2.0.1+dfsg-2+deb9u1build0.16.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libsdl2-image package and not the libsdl2-image package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A double-Free vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.2. A specially crafted XCF image can cause a Double-Free situation to occur. An attacker can display a specially crafted image to trigger this vulnerability.