CVE-2018-3837

MEDIUM

Libsdl Sdl Image - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

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.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0519
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0035
EPSS Percentile 57.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
libsdl/sdl_image 2.0.2
starwindsoftware/starwind_virtual_san v8 build12533 (3 CPE variants)
Published Apr 10, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026