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Debian: CVE-2018-3838: libsdl2-image, sdl-image1.2 -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2018-3838: libsdl2-image, sdl-image1.2 -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
04/10/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/21/2018
Modified
02/18/2020

Description

An exploitable information vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of Simple DirectMedia Layer SDL2_image-2.0.2. A specially crafted XCF 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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-libsdl2-image
  • debian-upgrade-sdl-image1-2

References

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