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CVE-2018-3838

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

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.00424
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Weakness Classification

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
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Affected Products & Versions

2
libsdl sdl imageall versions
debian linuxall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocwww.talosintelligence.com · TALOS-2018-0520www.talosintelligence.com
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · talos-cna@cisco.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD10 Apr 2018 · 09:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184Third Party Advisory
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