Out-of-bounds Read in Cisco Systems, Inc. Simple Directmedia

CVE-2018-3838

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 disc…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.018 (76.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-3838?
CVE-2018-3838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Systems, Inc. Simple Directmedia, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2018-3838?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.