Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-3977 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Libsdl SDL Image 2.0.3

047910
CVSS 8.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
libsdl
CWE-787
nessus

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Libsdl
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-4238-1.NASL
    descriptionIt was discovered that SDL_image incorrectly handled certain image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id132933
    published2020-01-15
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2020 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/132933
    titleUbuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : sdl-image1.2 vulnerabilities (USN-4238-1)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2018-E8D19367CB.NASL
    descriptionSecurity fix for CVE-2018-3977 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2019-01-03
    plugin id120873
    published2019-01-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/120873
    titleFedora 28 : mingw-SDL2_image (2018-e8d19367cb)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2018-1466.NASL
    descriptionThis update for SDL2_image fixes the following issues : Security issues fixed : - CVE-2018-3839: Fixed an exploitable code execution vulnerability that existed in the XCF image rendering functionality of the Simple DirectMedia Layer (bsc#1089087). - CVE-2018-3977: Fixed a possible code execution via creafted XCF image that could have caused a heap overflow (bsc#1114519).
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2018-11-26
    plugin id119141
    published2018-11-26
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/119141
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : SDL2_image (openSUSE-2018-1466)
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201903-17.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201903-17 (SDL2_Image: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SDL2_Image. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted image file, could execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial of Service condition, or obtain sensitive information. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id123423
    published2019-03-28
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/123423
    titleGLSA-201903-17 : SDL2_Image: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2018-1433.NASL
    descriptionThis update for SDL2_image fixes the following issues : Security issues fixed : - CVE-2018-3839: Fixed an exploitable code execution vulnerability that existed in the XCF image rendering functionality of the Simple DirectMedia Layer (bsc#1089087). - CVE-2018-3977: Fixed a possible code execution via creafted XCF image that could have caused a heap overflow (bsc#1114519).
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2018-11-21
    plugin id119083
    published2018-11-21
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/119083
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : SDL2_image (openSUSE-2018-1433)
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-1861.NASL
    descriptionThe following issues have been found in libsdl2-image, the image file loading library. CVE-2018-3977 Heap buffer overflow in IMG_xcf.c. This vulnerability might be leveraged by remote attackers to cause remote code execution or denial of service via a crafted XCF file. CVE-2019-5052 Integer overflow and subsequent buffer overflow in IMG_pcx.c. This vulnerability might be leveraged by remote attackers to cause remote code execution or denial of service via a crafted PCX file. CVE-2019-7635 Heap buffer overflow affecting Blit1to4, in IMG_bmp.c. This vulnerability might be leveraged by remote attackers to cause denial of service or any other unspecified impact via a crafted BMP file. CVE-2019-12216, CVE-2019-12217, CVE-2019-12218, CVE-2019-12219, CVE-2019-12220, CVE-2019-12221, CVE-2019-12222 Multiple out-of-bound read and write accesses affecting IMG_LoadPCX_RW, in IMG_pcx.c. These vulnerabilities might be leveraged by remote attackers to cause denial of service or any other unspecified impact via a crafted PCX file. For Debian 8
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id126927
    published2019-07-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/126927
    titleDebian DLA-1861-1 : libsdl2-image security update
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2018-B38DE02132.NASL
    descriptionSecurity fix for CVE-2018-3977 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2019-01-03
    plugin id120721
    published2019-01-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/120721
    titleFedora 29 : mingw-SDL2_image (2018-b38de02132)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2019-933.NASL
    descriptionThis update for SDL2_image fixes the following issues : Security issues fixed : - CVE-2018-3839: Fixed an exploitable code execution vulnerability that existed in the XCF image rendering functionality of the Simple DirectMedia Layer (bsc#1089087). - CVE-2018-3977: Fixed a possible code execution via creafted XCF image that could have caused a heap overflow (bsc#1114519).
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id123381
    published2019-03-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/123381
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : SDL2_image (openSUSE-2019-933)
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-1865.NASL
    descriptionThe following issues have been found in sdl-image1.2, the 1.x version of the image file loading library. CVE-2018-3977 Heap buffer overflow in IMG_xcf.c. This vulnerability might be leveraged by remote attackers to cause remote code execution or denial of service via a crafted XCF file. CVE-2019-5051 Heap based buffer overflow in IMG_LoadPCX_RW, in IMG_pcx.c. This vulnerability might be leveraged by remote attackers to cause remote code execution or denial of service via a crafted PCX file. CVE-2019-5052 Integer overflow and subsequent buffer overflow in IMG_pcx.c. This vulnerability might be leveraged by remote attackers to cause remote code execution or denial of service via a crafted PCX file. CVE-2019-7635 Heap buffer overflow affecting Blit1to4, in IMG_bmp.c. This vulnerability might be leveraged by remote attackers to cause denial of service or any other unspecified impact via a crafted BMP file. CVE-2019-12216, CVE-2019-12217, CVE-2019-12218, CVE-2019-12219, CVE-2019-12220, CVE-2019-12221, CVE-2019-12222 Multiple out-of-bound read and write accesses affecting IMG_LoadPCX_RW, in IMG_pcx.c. These vulnerabilities might be leveraged by remote attackers to cause denial of service or any other unspecified impact via a crafted PCX file. For Debian 8
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id127101
    published2019-07-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/127101
    titleDebian DLA-1865-1 : sdl-image1.2 security update
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2018-70C2222171.NASL
    descriptionSecurity fix for CVE-2018-3977 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2019-01-03
    plugin id120520
    published2019-01-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/120520
    titleFedora 29 : SDL2_image (2018-70c2222171)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2018-AE9027A506.NASL
    descriptionSecurity fix for CVE-2018-3977 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2019-01-03
    plugin id120706
    published2019-01-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/120706
    titleFedora 28 : SDL2_image (2018-ae9027a506)

Talos

idTALOS-2018-0645
last seen2019-05-29
published2018-10-31
reporterTalos Intelligence
sourcehttp://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0645
titleSimple DirectMedia Layer SDL2_Image do_layer_surface code execution vulnerability