Medium severity · published Apr 10, 2018
CVE-2018-3838
An exploitable information vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of Simple DirectMedia Layer SDL2_image-2.0.2
6.5
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
SI
Sdl Image · Libsdl
2.0.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3838
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3838
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
Exploit
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0520
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