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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 10, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-3837

CVE-2018-3837

Description

An exploitable information disclosure vulnerability exists in the PCX image rendering functionality of Simple DirectMedia Layer SDL2_image-2.0.2. A specially crafted PCX 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

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  • Sdl/Sdl Image
    cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:sdl_image:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Starwindsoftware/Starwind Virtual San3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build12533:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build12533:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build12658:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build12859:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*
  • Debian/linux2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Simple DirectMedia Layer/SDL2_imagellm-create
    Range: =2.0.2
  • Cisco Systems, Inc./Simple Direct Mediav5
    Range: Simple DirectMedia LayerSDL2_image 2.0.2

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