Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 10, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-3838
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
2- Cisco Systems, Inc./Simple DirectMediav5Range: Simple DirectMedia Layer SDL2_image 2.0.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- 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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