Out-of-bounds Read Affecting sdl_image package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-SDLIMAGE-2379480
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed10 Apr 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 10 Apr 2018

CVE-2018-3837  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for sdl_image.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. An exploitable information disclosure vulnerability exists in the PCX image rendering functionality of Simple DirectMedia Layer SDL2_image-2.0.2. A specially crafted PCX 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.

CVSS Base Scores

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