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Case File

CVE-2017-2887

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 2.66% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-10-11 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit code execution

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CVE
CVE-2017-2887
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
2.66%

Original Filing — NVD Description

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.