CVE-2018-3839: cisco systems, inc. simple directmedia Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-3839 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in cisco systems, inc. simple directmedia. EPSS estimates a 2.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 2Timeline
- 10-04-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An exploitable code execution 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 write on the heap, resulting in code execution. An attacker can display a specially crafted image to trigger this vulnerability.
CVSS metrics
8 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
2.62%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
85%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.05 pp
From 2.67% 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
Starwindsoftware1 product
- starwind_virtual_sanv8:build12533 | v8:build12658 | v8:build12859
6 vendors · 9 products
References
9 links
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0521ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
- www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20191008-0002/Third Party Advisory