SB2017101955 - Fedora 25 update for SDL2
Published: October 19, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017101955
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2888)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow vulnerability exists when creating a new RGB Surface via a call to the CreateRBGSurface function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted image file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.