Out-of-bounds Write Affecting sdl_image package, versions [,2.0.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.04% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-SDLIMAGE-9653172
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed3 Jul 2019
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 3 Jul 2019

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

How to fix?

Upgrade sdl_image to version 2.0.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write. 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 Base Scores

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