CVE-2018-3839

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 3%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An exploitable code execution 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 write on the heap, resulting in code execution. An attacker can display a specially crafted image to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
45(Track)
EG Risk 45/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation3% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
3%
EPSS %ILE
85%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 10, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Aug 17, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

TALOS-2018-0521 || Cisco Talos Intelligence Group - Comprehensive Threat Intelligence

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0521
generic

CVE-2018-3839 SDL2 vulnerability in StarWind products

https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20191008-0002/
generic

[SECURITY] [DSA 4184-1] sdl-image1.2 security update

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184
generic

[SECURITY] [DSA 4177-1] libsdl2-image security update

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177
generic

SDL2_Image: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201903-17) — Gentoo security

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17

Affected Packages

(16 across 10 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libsdl2-image—2.0.3+dfsg1-1—
sdl-image1.2—1.2.12-8—
Debian:12(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libsdl2-image—2.0.3+dfsg1-1—
sdl-image1.2—1.2.12-8—
Debian:13(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libsdl2-image—2.0.3+dfsg1-1—
sdl-image1.2—1.2.12-8—
Debian:14(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libsdl2-image—2.0.3+dfsg1-1—
sdl-image1.2—1.2.12-8—
Debian:8(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libsdl2-image2.0.0+dfsg-32.0.0+dfsg-3+deb8u1—
sdl-image1.21.2.12-51.2.12-5+deb8u1—
Debian:9(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libsdl2-image2.0.1+dfsg-22.0.1+dfsg-2+deb9u1—
sdl-image1.21.2.12-51.2.12-5+deb9u1—
Alpine:v3.5(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
sdl2_image2.0.1-r0, 2.0.1-r12.0.1-r2—
Alpine:v3.6(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
sdl2_image2.0.1-r0, 2.0.1-r12.0.1-r2—
Alpine:v3.7(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
sdl2_image2.0.1-r0, 2.0.1-r1, 2.0.1-r2, 2.0.1-r3, 2.0.2-r02.0.2-r1—
Debian:7(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
sdl-image1.21.2.12-2, 1.2.12-2+deb7u11.2.12-2+deb7u2—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-3839?
CVE-2018-3839 is a high vulnerability published on April 10, 2018. An exploitable code execution 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 write on the heap, resulting in code execution. An attacker can display a specially crafted image to…
When was CVE-2018-3839 disclosed?
CVE-2018-3839 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 10, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-3839 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-3839 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 15.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-3839?
CVE-2018-3839 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-3839?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-3839, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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