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Case File

CVE-2018-3838

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 1.85% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-04-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit

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CVE
CVE-2018-3838
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
1.85%

Original Filing — NVD 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.