CVE-2018-3977
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.035 · 89 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.3. A specially crafted XCF image can cause a heap overflow, resulting in code execution. An attacker can display a specially crafted image to trigger this vulnerability.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8
weaknesses
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affected products (2)
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- Simple DirectMedia Layer Simple DirectMedia Layer≤ Simple DirectMedia Layer SDL2_image 2.0.3enisa_euvdEU
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (22)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00021.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00026.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152270/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-201903-17.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155946/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4238-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DLA-1865-1cnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17cnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0645cnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4238-1/cnnvd
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