CVE-2018-3838: cisco systems, inc. simple directmedia Out-of-bounds Read
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-3838 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in cisco systems, inc. simple directmedia. EPSS estimates a 1.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5Timeline
- 10-04-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
8 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVDNIST5.3MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
1.82%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
78%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.03 pp
From 1.85% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (talosintelligence.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian3 products
- libsdl2-image< 2.0.3+dfsg1-1
- sdl-image1.2< 1.2.12-8
- debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Ubuntu2 products
- libsdl2-image< 2.0.0+dfsg-3+deb8u1build0.14.04.1 | < 2.0.1+dfsg-2+deb9u1build0.16.04.1
- sdl-image1.2< 1.2.12-5+deb9u1build0.14.04.1 | < 1.2.12-5+deb9u1build0.16.04.1
Alpine1 product
- sdl2_image< 2.0.1-r2 | < 2.0.2-r1
Cisco systems, inc.1 product
- simple directmediaSimple DirectMedia Layer SDL2_image 2.0.2
Libsdl1 product
- sdl_image2.0.2
5 vendors · 8 products
References
8 links
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0520X Refsource MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party AdvisoryREPORT