CVE-2017-14442
HIGHSDL_image - Stack Overflow and Remote Code Execution via BMP Image Rendering
Title source: manualDescription
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the BMP image rendering functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.2. A specially crafted BMP image can cause a stack overflow resulting in code execution. An attacker can display a specially crafted image to trigger this vulnerability.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0491
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0239
EPSS Percentile
81.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux
7.0
debian/debian_linux
8.0
debian/debian_linux
9.0
libsdl/sdl_image
2.0.2
Published
Apr 24, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026