8.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-14448
SDL2_image Heap Overflow Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.2. A specially crafted XCF image can cause a heap overflow resulting in code execution. An attacker can display a specially crafted image to trigger this vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

April 24, 2018, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 27, 2023, 8:58 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-14448 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Libsdl sdl_image
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-14448.

URL Resource
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00005.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184 Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0497 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-14448 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-14448 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00005.html Third Party Advisory https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Talos AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:sdl2_image:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:sdl_image:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 25, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0497 No Types Assigned https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0497 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00005.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00005.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:sdl2_image:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 01, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 26, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00005.html [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.42 }} -0.00%

score

0.73372

percentile

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