An exploitable information vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of Simple DirectMedia Layer SDL2_image-2.0.2.

Published 8 y ago 2018-04-10 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

5.3

v3.0 · CNA

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

1.8%

percentile 79%

Public exploits

none known

An exploitable information vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of Simple DirectMedia Layer 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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.82% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
CNA	3.0	5.3	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`
NVD	3.1	6.5	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`
CNA	3.0	5.3	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`
NVD	2.0	4.3	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`

Affected products

Cisco Systems, Inc. Simple DirectMedia

Classification

Weakness

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

References

debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4177 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4184 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
security.gentoo.org /glsa/201903-17 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
talosintelligence.com /vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0520 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2018-3838
NVD: CVE-2018-3838

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