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High severity · published Nov 1, 2018
CVE-2018-3977
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.3
8.8
CVSS
3.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.5% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SI
Sdl Image · Libsdl
2.0.3 · source: NVD
Affected product
SI
Sdl Image
Libsdl
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3977
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3977
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00021.html
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00026.html
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17
Exploit
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0645
usn.ubuntu.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4238-1/
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