An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the XCF property handling functionality of SDL_image 2.0.1.
An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the XCF property handling functionality of SDL_image 2.0.1. A specially crafted xcf file can cause a stack-based buffer overflow resulting in potential code execution. An attacker can provide a specially crafted XCF file to trigger this vulnerability.
- Published
- Oct 11, 2017
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.7% · 85th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-787
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Report tools
Action score
36
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.7%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 8.8
- CNA · talos
- 8.8
- agree
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| libsdl | sdl image | cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:sdl_image |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- debian debian linux8.0
- debian debian linux9.0
- libsdl sdl image2.0.1
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (talos). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Talos Simple Direct Media
- Simple DirectMedia Layer SDL_image 2.0.1affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.5 | sdl2_image | before 2.0.1-r2 | 2.0.1-r2 |
| Debian:12 | libsdl2-image | before 2.0.1+dfsg-4 | 2.0.1+dfsg-4 |
| Debian:12 | sdl-image1.2 | before 1.2.12-7 | 1.2.12-7 |
| Debian:7 | sdl-image1.2 | before 1.2.12-2+deb7u1 | 1.2.12-2+deb7u1 |
| Debian:8 | libsdl2-image | before 2.0.0+dfsg-3+deb8u1 | 2.0.0+dfsg-3+deb8u1 |
| Debian:8 | sdl-image1.2 | before 1.2.12-5+deb8u1 | 1.2.12-5+deb8u1 |
| Debian:9 | libsdl2-image | before 2.0.1+dfsg-2+deb9u1 | 2.0.1+dfsg-2+deb9u1 |
| Debian:9 | sdl-image1.2 | before 1.2.12-5+deb9u1 | 1.2.12-5+deb9u1 |
Same product
libsdl: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2018-3977An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.3.36Monitor
- CVE-2017-14448An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.2.36Monitor
- CVE-2017-14442An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the BMP image rendering functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.2.36Monitor
- CVE-2017-14441An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the ICO image rendering functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.2.36Monitor
- CVE-2017-14440An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the ILBM image rendering functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.2.36Monitor
- CVE-2017-12122An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the ILBM image rendering functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.2.36Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| alpine:sdl2_image | 2.0.1-r2 · Alpine:v3.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:libsdl2-image | 2.0.1+dfsg-4 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:sdl-image1.2 | 1.2.12-7 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds WriteCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101215
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0394
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.