CVE-2018-3977
sdl-image1.2 - security update
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.89%
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-3977
To remediate CVE-2018-3977, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.0.3+dfsg1-3 or later
- —upgrade to 2.0.0+dfsg-3+deb8u2 or later
- —upgrade to 1.2.12-10 or later
- —upgrade to 1.2.12-5+deb8u2 or later
Is CVE-2018-3977 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 2.0.3+dfsg1-3
- from 0, < 2.0.0+dfsg-3+deb8u2
- from 0, < 1.2.12-10
- from 0, < 1.2.12-5+deb8u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |