CVE-2018-3838
published 2018-04-10CVE-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…
PriorityP432medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHINAN
EPSS
1.82%
76.4th percentile
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.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisco_systems_inc | simple_directmedia | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | libsdl2-image | < libsdl2-image 2.0.3+dfsg1-1 (bookworm) | libsdl2-image 2.0.3+dfsg1-1 (bookworm) |
| debian | sdl-image1.2 | < libsdl2-image 2.0.3+dfsg1-1 (bookworm) | libsdl2-image 2.0.3+dfsg1-1 (bookworm) |
| libsdl | sdl_image | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv3.05.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
vendor_debian6.5MEDIUM
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Red Hat
ghostscript: forceput in DefineResource is still accessible (700576)
vendor_redhat·2019-03-21·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-3838 [HIGH] CWE-648 ghostscript: forceput in DefineResource is still accessible (700576)
ghostscript: forceput in DefineResource is still accessible (700576)
It was found that the forceput operator could be extracted from the DefineResource method in ghostscript before 9.27. A specially crafted PostScript file could use this flaw in order to, for example, have access to the file system outside of the constrains imposed by -dSAFER.
It was found that the forceput operator could be extracted from the DefineResource method. A specially crafted PostScript file could use this flaw in order to, for example, have access to the file system outside of the constrains imposed by -dSAFER.
Mitigation: Please refer to the "Mitigation" section of CVE-2018-16509 : https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-16509
Package: ghostscript (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package
Debian
CVE-2018-3838: libsdl2-image - An exploitable information vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering funct...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-3838 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-3838: libsdl2-image - An exploitable information vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering funct...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.0.3+dfsg1-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.0.3+dfsg1-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.0.3+dfsg1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.0.3+dfsg1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.0.3+dfsg1-1)
GHSA
GHSA-mh87-4cjg-xvmr: An exploitable information vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of Simple DirectMedia Layer SDL2_image-2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-3838 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 GHSA-mh87-4cjg-xvmr: An exploitable information vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of Simple DirectMedia Layer SDL2_image-2
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.
OSV
CVE-2018-3838: An exploitable information vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of Simple DirectMedia Layer SDL2_image-2
osv·2018-04-10·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-3838 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-3838: An exploitable information vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of Simple DirectMedia Layer SDL2_image-2
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Talos
Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Simple DirectMedia Layer Vulnerabilities
blogs_talos·2018-04-11·CVSS 5.5
[MEDIUM] Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Simple DirectMedia Layer Vulnerabilities
## Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Simple DirectMedia Layer Vulnerabilities
Discovered by Lilith Wyatt of Cisco Talos
## Overview
Talos is disclosing several vulnerabilities identified in Simple DirectMedia Layer's SDL2_Image library that could allow code execution. Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform development library designed to provide low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware via OpenGL and Direct3D. It is used by video playback software, emulators, and popular games including Valve's award winning catalog and many Humble Bundle games. SDL officially supports Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS, and Android. Support for other platforms may be found in the source code. The SDL2_Image library is an optional component for SDL that deals specific
Talos
Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Simple DirectMedia Layer Vulnerabilities
blogs_talos·2018-04-11·CVSS 5.5
[MEDIUM] Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple Simple DirectMedia Layer Vulnerabilities
Discovered by Lilith Wyatt of Cisco Talos
### Overview
Talos is disclosing several vulnerabilities identified in Simple DirectMedia Layer's SDL2_Image library that could allow code execution. Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform development library designed to provide low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware via OpenGL and Direct3D. It is used by video playback software, emulators, and popular games including Valve's award winning catalog and many Humble Bundle games. SDL officially supports Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS, and Android. Support for other platforms may be found in the source code. The SDL2_Image library is an optional component for SDL that deals specifically with parsing and displaying a variety of image file formats, creating a s
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-3838 ghostscript: forceput in DefineResource is still accessible (700576)
bugzilla·2019-02-15·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-3838 [HIGH] CVE-2019-3838 ghostscript: forceput in DefineResource is still accessible (700576)
CVE-2019-3838 ghostscript: forceput in DefineResource is still accessible (700576)
The .forceput (or .forcedef depending on the ghostscript version) is still accessible via DefineResource. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass -dSAFER restriction and, for example, have access to the file system outside of the designated restricted directories.
Discussion:
External References:
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700576
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Mitigation:
Please refer to the "Mitigation" section of CVE-2018-16509 : https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-16509
---
The following upstream fixes resolve the issue :
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=ed9fcd95bb01
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=a82601e8f95a
---
Acknowledgments:
Nam
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-3837 CVE-2018-3838 CVE-2018-3839 mingw-SDL2_image: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-04-16·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-3837 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-3837 CVE-2018-3838 CVE-2018-3839 mingw-SDL2_image: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-3837 CVE-2018-3838 CVE-2018-3839 mingw-SDL2_image: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
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NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-3838 SDL2_image: information disclosure in the XCF image rendering functionality
bugzilla·2018-04-16·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-3838 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-3838 SDL2_image: information disclosure in the XCF image rendering functionality
CVE-2018-3838 SDL2_image: information disclosure in the XCF image rendering functionality
A flaw was found in SDL2_image-2.0.2. An exploitable information vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of Simple DirectMedia Layer. 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.
References:
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0520
Discussion:
Created mingw-SDL2_image tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1568144]
Created SDL2_image tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1568146]
Affects: epel-7 [bug 1568145]
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This CVE Bugzilla entry is for community support
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-3837 CVE-2018-3838 CVE-2018-3839 SDL2_image: various flaws [epel-7]
bugzilla·2018-04-16·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-3837 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-3837 CVE-2018-3838 CVE-2018-3839 SDL2_image: various flaws [epel-7]
CVE-2018-3837 CVE-2018-3838 CVE-2018-3839 SDL2_image: various flaws [epel-7]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-7.
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-3837 CVE-2018-3838 CVE-2018-3839 SDL2_image: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-04-16·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-3837 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-3837 CVE-2018-3838 CVE-2018-3839 SDL2_image: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-3837 CVE-2018-3838 CVE-2018-3839 SDL2_image: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versi
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0520https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0520
2018-04-10
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