high8.8
CVE-2019-5051
An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists when loading a PCX file in SDL2_image, version 2.0.4.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Libsdl | Sdl2 Image | Version 2.0.4 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 8.0 |
| Opensuse | Backports Sle | Version 15.0 |
| Opensuse | Leap | Versions 15.0, 15.1 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 16.04, 18.04 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00029.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00026.html
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0820
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4238-1/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00029.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00026.html
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0820
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4238-1/