CVE-2018-3839 — HIGH (8.8) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability 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 Score

8.8

HIGH

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

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-787

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-20191008-0002/Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0521ExploitTechnical 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-20191008-0002/Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0521ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-3839?

CVE-2018-3839 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). 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...

How severe is CVE-2018-3839?

CVE-2018-3839 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-3839?

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