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CVE-2018-3839

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-3839 is a high-severity code execution vulnerability affecting the XCF image rendering functionality in SDL2_image-2.0.2, impacting various Debian and libsdl products. An attacker can exploit an out-of-bounds write on the heap by displaying a specially crafted XCF image, leading to full compromise of the affected system. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8 (High) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:sdl_image:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
v8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build12533:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*
v8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build12658:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-23
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0267 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 14,824 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

security.gentoo.org / glsa/201903-17
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4177
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4184
Third Party Advisory
starwindsoftware.com / security/sw-20191008-0002
Third Party Advisory
talosintelligence.com / vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0521
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory