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CVE-2018-3977

Published: 1 November 2018

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.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

USN-4238-1 addressed serveral vulnerabilities in SDL_image. This update provides the corresponding fixes for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libsdl2-image
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
groovy Not vulnerable
(2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.16.04.1)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.16.04.1)
bionic Not vulnerable
(2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.16.04.1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.16.04.1)
disco Not vulnerable
(2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.16.04.1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.16.04.1)
focal Not vulnerable
(2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.16.04.1)
impish Not vulnerable
(2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.16.04.1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.16.04.1)
trusty
Released (2.0.0+dfsg-3+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream
Released (2.0.3+dfsg1-3)
xenial Not vulnerable
(2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.16.04.1)
sdl-image1.2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
groovy Not vulnerable
(1.2.12-10)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(1.2.12-10)
bionic
Released (1.2.12-8ubuntu0.1)
cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Not vulnerable
(1.2.12-10)
eoan Not vulnerable
(1.2.12-10)
focal Not vulnerable
(1.2.12-10)
impish Not vulnerable
(1.2.12-10)
jammy Not vulnerable
(1.2.12-10)
upstream
Released (1.2.12-10)
xenial
Released (1.2.12-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.16.04.1)
trusty
Released (1.2.12-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H