Out-of-bounds Write Affecting sdl-image1.2 package, versions <1.2.12-11


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-SDLIMAGE12-5694850
  • published24 Jul 2019
  • disclosed3 Jul 2019

Introduced: 3 Jul 2019

CVE-2019-5051  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-755  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 sdl-image1.2 to version 1.2.12-11 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sdl-image1.2 package and not the sdl-image1.2 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists when loading a PCX file in SDL2_image, version 2.0.4. A missing error handler can lead to a buffer overflow and potential code execution. An attacker can provide a specially crafted image file to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Scores

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