CVE-2018-3977

HIGH

SDL_image - Heap Overflow via XCF Image Rendering

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.3. A specially crafted XCF image can cause a heap overflow, resulting in code execution. An attacker can display a specially crafted image to trigger this vulnerability.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00021.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00026.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4238-1/
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0645

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0348
EPSS Percentile 87.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
libsdl/sdl_image 2.0.3
Published Nov 01, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026