Out-of-bounds Write Affecting sdl-image1.2 package, versions <1.2.12-10
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- published2 Dec 2018
- disclosed1 Nov 2018
Introduced: 1 Nov 2018
CVE-2018-3977 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:13 sdl-image1.2 to version 1.2.12-10 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sdl-image1.2 package and not the sdl-image1.2 package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-3977
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00021.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00026.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0645
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4238-1/
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-3977