CVE-2017-14448
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of...
CVE-2017-14448 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Debian Linux, published April 6, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.35%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in sdl2_image 2.0.3-r0.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.8
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-14448- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5951
8.8
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-5951- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rrp4-84hf-vc2p
8.8
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of...
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.
- Record
GHSA-rrp4-84hf-vc2p- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.8
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-14448- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2017-14448
8.8
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.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2017-14448- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.8
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-14448- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-14448
8.8
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14448- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-14448
8.8
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14448- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0276 No score
Updated SDL_image packages fix security vulnerability
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the image loading library for Simple DirectMedia Layer 1.2, which could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if malformed image files are opened (CVE-2017-12122, CVE-2017-14440, CVE-2017-14441, CVE-2017-14442, CVE-2017-14448, CVE-2017-14450, CVE-2018-3837, CVE-2018-3838, CVE-2018-3839).
- Record
MGASA-2018-0276- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0454 No score
Updated sdl2/mingw-SDL2 packages fix security vulnerabilities
This update fixes various security vulnerabilities affecting the SDL2_image library, listed below. The fixes are provided in SDL2_image 2.0.4, which depends on SDL2 2.0.8 or later. As such, the SDL2 and SDL2_mixer libraries are also updated to their current stable releases, providing various bug fixes and features.
The security vulnerabilities fixed in this update are the following:
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the ILBM image rendering functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.2. A specially crafted ILBM image can cause a heap overflow resulting in code execution. An attacker can display a specially crafted image to trigger this vulnerability. (TALOS-2017-0488, CVE-2017-12122)
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the ILBM image rendering functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.2. A specially crafted ILBM image can cause a stack overflow resulting in code execution. An attacker can display a specially crafted image to trigger this vulnerability. (TALOS-2017-0489, CVE-2017-14440)
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the ICO image rendering functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.2. A specially crafted ICO image can cause an integer overflow, cascading to a heap overflow resulting in code execution. An attacker can display a specially crafted image to trigger this vulnerability. (TALOS-2017-0490, CVE-2017-14441)
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. (TALOS-2017-0491, CVE-2017-14442)
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. (TALOS-2017-0497, CVE-2017-14448)
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. (TALOS-2017-0498, CVE-2017-14449)
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GIF image parsing functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.2. A specially crafted GIF image can lead to a buffer overflow on a global section. An attacker can display an image to trigger this vulnerability. (TALOS-2017-0499, CVE-2017-14450)
An exploitable information disclosure vulnerability exists in the PCX image rendering functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.2. A specially crafted PCX image can cause an out-of-bounds read on the heap, resulting in information disclosure. An attacker can display a specially crafted image to trigger this vulnerability. (TALOS-2018-0519, CVE-2018-3837)
An exploitable information vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.2. A specially crafted XCF image can cause an out-of-bounds read on the heap, resulting in information disclosure. An attacker can display a specially crafted image to trigger this vulnerability. (TALOS-2018-0520, CVE-2018-3838)
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 an out-of-bounds write on the heap, resulting in code execution. An attacker can display a specially crafted image to trigger this vulnerability. (TALOS-2018-0521, CVE-2018-3839)
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.3. 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. (TALOS-2018-0645, CVE-2018-3977)
- Record
MGASA-2018-0454- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10608-1 No score
libSDL2_image-2_0-0-2.0.5-1.14 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libSDL2_image-2_0-0-2.0.5-1.14 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10608-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:3657-1 No score
Security update for SDL_image
This update for SDL_image fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2017-14442: A specially crafted BMP image could have caused a stack overflow for an attacker that can display a specially crafted image (bsc#1084304).
- CVE-2017-14450: A specially crafted GIF image could have caused a buffer overflow on a global section for an attacker that can display an image (bsc#1084288).
- CVE-2017-12122: An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the ILBM image rendering functionality. A specially crafted ILBM image can cause a heap overflow resulting in code execution. (bsc#1084256).
- CVE-2017-14440: An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the ILBM image rendering functionality. A specially crafted ILBM image can cause a stack overflow resulting in code execution. (bsc#1084257).
- CVE-2017-14448: An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality. 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. (bsc#1084303).
- CVE-2018-3839: An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality. A specially crafted XCF image can cause an out-of-bounds write on the heap, resulting in code execution. (bsc#1089087).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:3657-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
sdl2_imageAlpine:v3.10 |
before 2.0.3-r0 | 2.0.3-r0 |
sdl2_imageAlpine:v3.11 |
before 2.0.3-r0 | 2.0.3-r0 |
sdl2_imageAlpine:v3.5 |
before 2.0.1-r2 | 2.0.1-r2 |
sdl2_imageAlpine:v3.6 |
before 2.0.1-r2 | 2.0.1-r2 |
sdl2_imageAlpine:v3.7 |
before 2.0.2-r1 | 2.0.2-r1 |
sdl2_imageAlpine:v3.8 |
before 2.0.3-r0 | 2.0.3-r0 |
sdl2_imageAlpine:v3.9 |
before 2.0.3-r0 | 2.0.3-r0 |
libsdl2-imageDebian:12 |
before 2.0.3+dfsg1-1 | 2.0.3+dfsg1-1 |
libsdl2-imageDebian:13 |
before 2.0.3+dfsg1-1 | 2.0.3+dfsg1-1 |
libsdl2-imageDebian:14 |
before 2.0.3+dfsg1-1 | 2.0.3+dfsg1-1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
sdl-image1.2Debian:12 |
before 1.2.12-8 | 1.2.12-8 |
sdl-image1.2Debian:13 |
before 1.2.12-8 | 1.2.12-8 |
sdl-image1.2Debian:14 |
before 1.2.12-8 | 1.2.12-8 |
sdl-image1.2Debian:7 |
before 1.2.12-2+deb7u2, plus listed versions 1.2.12-21.2.12-2+deb7u1 |
1.2.12-2+deb7u2 |
libsdl2-imageDebian:8 |
before 2.0.0+dfsg-3+deb8u1, plus listed versions 2.0.0+dfsg-3 |
2.0.0+dfsg-3+deb8u1 |
libsdl2-imageDebian:9 |
before 2.0.1+dfsg-2+deb9u1, plus listed versions 2.0.1+dfsg-2 |
2.0.1+dfsg-2+deb9u1 |
sdl-image1.2Debian:8 |
before 1.2.12-5+deb8u1, plus listed versions 1.2.12-5 |
1.2.12-5+deb8u1 |
sdl-image1.2Debian:9 |
before 1.2.12-5+deb9u1, plus listed versions 1.2.12-5 |
1.2.12-5+deb9u1 |
SDL_imageMageia:5 |
before 1.2.12-8.2.mga5 | 1.2.12-8.2.mga5 |
SDL_imageMageia:6 |
before 1.2.12-9.2.mga6 | 1.2.12-9.2.mga6 |
sdl2Mageia:6 |
before 2.0.9-1.mga6 | 2.0.9-1.mga6 |
sdl2_imageMageia:6 |
before 2.0.4-1.mga6 | 2.0.4-1.mga6 |
sdl2_mixerMageia:6 |
before 2.0.4-1.mga6 | 2.0.4-1.mga6 |
mingw-SDL2Mageia:6 |
before 2.0.9-1.mga6 | 2.0.9-1.mga6 |
mingw-SDL2_imageMageia:6 |
before 2.0.4-1.mga6 | 2.0.4-1.mga6 |
mingw-SDL2_mixerMageia:6 |
before 2.0.4-1.mga6 | 2.0.4-1.mga6 |
SDL_imageSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
before 1.2.6-84.42.1 | 1.2.6-84.42.1 |
libsdl2-imageUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 2.0.0+dfsg-3+deb8u1build0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 2.0.0+dfsg-22.0.0+dfsg-32.0.0+dfsg-3build2 |
2.0.0+dfsg-3+deb8u1build0.14.04.1 |
sdl-image1.2Ubuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 1.2.12-5+deb9u1build0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 1.2.12-4ubuntu11.2.12-51.2.12-5build2 |
1.2.12-5+deb9u1build0.14.04.1 |
libsdl2-imageUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 2.0.1+dfsg-2+deb9u1build0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 2.0.0+dfsg-3build22.0.1+dfsg-12.0.1+dfsg-2 |
2.0.1+dfsg-2+deb9u1build0.16.04.1 |
sdl-image1.2Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 1.2.12-5+deb9u1build0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 1.2.12-5build2 |
1.2.12-5+deb9u1build0.16.04.1 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases, products | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00005.html
debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17
talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0497
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14448
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-rrp4-84hf-vc2p
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-14448
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14448
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0276.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22967
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0454.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22769
talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0488
talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0489
talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0490
talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0491
talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0498
talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0499
talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0519
talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0520
talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0521
talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0645
hg.libsdl.org/SDL/file/8feb5da6f2fb/WhatsNew.txt
libsdl.org/projects/SDL_image
libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20183657-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1084256
bugzilla.suse.com/1084257
bugzilla.suse.com/1084288
bugzilla.suse.com/1084303
bugzilla.suse.com/1084304
bugzilla.suse.com/1089087
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12122
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14440
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14442
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14448
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14450
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-3839
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14448
hg.libsdl.org/SDL_image/rev/7df1580f1695
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14448
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14441
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14449
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2887
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-3977
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12217
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12218
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12220
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12221
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12222
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-13616
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-5051
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-5052
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-5057
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-5058
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-5059
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-5060