SB2019091653 - Buffer overflow in sdl2_image (Alpine package)
Published: September 16, 2019 Updated: March 7, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019091653
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12219)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing images in the SDL_SetError_REAL() function in SDL_error.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.