Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 10, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-3838

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.

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Affected products

Sdl/Sdl Image2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:sdl_image:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:sdl_image:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = 2.0.2
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Cisco Systems, Inc./Simple DirectMediav5
Range: Simple DirectMedia Layer SDL2_image 2.0.2

Patches

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References

www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0520nvdExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17nvdThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177nvdThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184nvdThird Party Advisory

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