Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-4743 |
CWE-ID | CWE-401 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
sdl2 Other software / Other software solutions |
Vendor | zlib license |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU71094
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4743
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the GLES_CreateTexture() function in render/opengles/SDL_render_gles.c. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionssdl2: 2.0.0 - 2.24.2
External linkshttp://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20230069-1/
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.