CVE-2018-3837 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

NONE

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Libsdl	Sdl Image	2.0.2
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Starwindsoftware	Starwind Virtual San	v8

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125

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.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20191008-0001/Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0519ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird 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.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20191008-0001/Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0519ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-3837?

CVE-2018-3837 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). 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-boun...

How severe is CVE-2018-3837?

CVE-2018-3837 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-3837?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Libsdl Sdl Image, Debian Debian Linux, Starwindsoftware Starwind Virtual San.