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CVE-2018-3838

MEDIUM
Published 2018-04-10T21:00:00Z
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CVSS Score

V3.0
5.3
/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.004
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.4% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.625
Higher than 62.5% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE

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 the heap, resulting in information disclosure. An attacker can display a specially crafted image to trigger this vulnerability.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

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No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Simple DirectMedia

Affected Versions:

Simple DirectMedia Layer SDL2_image 2.0.2

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed MODERATE

GHSA-mh87-4cjg-xvmr

Advisory Details

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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3838
WEB https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17
WEB https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177
WEB https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184
WEB https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0520

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 13, 2022, Modified: May 13, 2022

References

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0520
Published: 2018-04-10T21:00:00Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-16T18:44:14.602Z
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