CVE-2018-3838
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.018 · 79 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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affected products (4)
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references (15)
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- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152270/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-201903-17.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17cnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0520cnnvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177cnnvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184cnnvd
- https://www.libsdl.org/Patchcnnvd
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0520cnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17enisa_euvd
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