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CVE-2018-3838 — An exploitable information vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering funct

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 special

CVSS
5.3 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.42% (top 38.10%)
CWE
—
Published
2018-04-10T21:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-09-16T18:44:14.602Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Cisco Systems, Inc.Simple DirectMediaSimple DirectMedia Layer SDL2_image 2.0.2

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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