CVE-2018-3977
Published: 01 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 base score: 8.8
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
libsdl2-image Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(2.0.3+dfsg1-3)
|
| Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla) |
Not vulnerable
(2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.16.04.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Not vulnerable
(2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.16.04.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Not vulnerable
(2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.16.04.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
(2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.16.04.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
|
| Ubuntu 12.04 ESM (Precise Pangolin) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
sdl-image1.2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(1.2.12-10)
|
| Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla) |
Not vulnerable
(1.2.12-10)
|
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Not vulnerable
(1.2.12-10)
|
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Released
(1.2.12-8ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(1.2.12-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.16.04.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Needed
|
|
| Ubuntu 12.04 ESM (Precise Pangolin) |
Does not exist
|