CVE-2018-3838 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2018-3838 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 0.42% · 62.0th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.42%

62.0th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	sdl-image1.2	0, 1.2.12-5build2, 1.2.12-5
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	sdl-image1.2	1.2.12-5build2, 0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	libsdl2-image	2.0.0+dfsg-3, 2.0.0+dfsg-2, 0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	libsdl2-image	2.0.1+dfsg-1, 2.0.1+dfsg-2, 0

Timeline

Apr 10, 2018 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
Jun 22, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-3838 third-party-advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0520 third-party-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3838 third-party-advisory

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