CVE-2018-3977

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 1, 2018 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:58 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsSdl ImageSdl Image

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (5)

CVSS

8.8HIGHtalos
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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