ALPINE-CVE-2018-3838

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    ALPINE-CVE-2018-3838

    Published: 10 Apr 2018Last Modified: 19 Nov 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-3838

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-3838

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: sdl2_image

    Purl: pkg:apk/alpine/sdl2_image?arch=source

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.0.1-r2

    Affected versions

    2.0.1-r0
    2.0.1-r1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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