CVE-2018-3838
An exploitable information vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of Simple DirectMedia Layer SDL2_image-2.0.2.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.82%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.82% probability · 79th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- libsdl/sdl image · debian/debian linux
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
EPSS 1.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184Third Party Advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0520Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184Third Party Advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0520Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.