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01 Record

CVE-2018-3838

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

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: talos
CNA base score5.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.81% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 78.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2018-04-10 21:00Z8 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-16 18:44Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2018-01-02
Assigning CNA
talos
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.3)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
ec177bb19232f1cd3a4950b62f72d34411c625a5ae6b1ec37deed01f01f45d62

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Cisco Systems, Inc.Simple DirectMediaSimple DirectMedia Layer SDL2_image 2.0.2—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • libsdl2-image
    Fixed in 2.0.3+dfsg1-1
  • sdl-image1.2
    Fixed in 1.2.12-8

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • libsdl2-image
    Fixed in 2.0.3+dfsg1-1
  • sdl-image1.2
    Fixed in 1.2.12-8

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • libsdl2-image
    Fixed in 2.0.3+dfsg1-1
  • sdl-image1.2
    Fixed in 1.2.12-8

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

  • libsdl2-image
    Fixed in 2.0.0+dfsg-3+deb8u1build0.14.04.1
  • sdl-image1.2
    Fixed in 1.2.12-5+deb9u1build0.14.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • libsdl2-image
    Fixed in 2.0.1+dfsg-2+deb9u1build0.16.04.1
  • sdl-image1.2
    Fixed in 1.2.12-5+deb9u1build0.16.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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