UBUNTU-CVE-2018-3977

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-3977
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-3977.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-3977
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Published
2018-11-01T15:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:40Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / libsdl2-image

Package

Name
libsdl2-image
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsdl2-image@2.0.0+dfsg-3+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.0+dfsg-3+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.0.0+dfsg-2
2.0.0+dfsg-3
2.0.0+dfsg-3build2
2.0.0+dfsg-3+deb8u1build0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libsdl2-image-2.0-0",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-3+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsdl2-image-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-3+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / sdl-image1.2

Package

Name
sdl-image1.2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/sdl-image1.2@1.2.12-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.12-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.12-4ubuntu1
1.2.12-5
1.2.12-5build2
1.2.12-5+deb9u1build0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libsdl-image1.2",
            "binary_version": "1.2.12-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsdl-image1.2-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.2.12-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / sdl-image1.2

Package

Name
sdl-image1.2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/sdl-image1.2@1.2.12-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.12-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.12-5build2
1.2.12-5+deb9u1build0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libsdl-image1.2",
            "binary_version": "1.2.12-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsdl-image1.2-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.2.12-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / sdl-image1.2

Package

Name
sdl-image1.2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/sdl-image1.2@1.2.12-8ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.12-8ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.12-6
1.2.12-7
1.2.12-8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libsdl-image1.2",
            "binary_version": "1.2.12-8ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsdl-image1.2-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.2.12-8ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}