Multiple vulnerabilities in Simple DirectMedia Layer

Published: 2021-01-19 | Updated: 2021-07-26

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2020-14409 CVE-2020-14410
CWE-ID	CWE-190 CWE-125
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Simple DirectMedia Layer Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software
Vendor	zlib license

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU55299

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14409

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the "SDL_BlitCopy" in "video/SDL_blit_copy.c". A remote attacker can use a specially crafted .BMP file, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Simple DirectMedia Layer: 2.0.0 - 2.0.12

External links

http://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5200
http://hg.libsdl.org/SDL/rev/3f9b4e92c1d9
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00024.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5FS32YCEJLQ2FYUWSWYI2ZMQWQEAWJNR/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU55300

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14410

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read