Heap-based buffer overflow in Simple DirectMedia Layer - CVE-2019-12216
Published: July 22, 2019 / Updated: March 7, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19288
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12216
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the IMG_LoadPCX_RW() function in IMG_pcx. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Simple DirectMedia Layer
Fedora
SDL2_image
mingw-SDL2
Fedora
SDL2_image
mingw-SDL2
How to mitigate CVE-2019-12216
Install update from vendor's website.
SDL2_image - update to 2.0.5-2.fc29
mingw-SDL2 - update to 2.0.10-1.fc31
mingw-SDL2 - update to 2.0.10-1.fc31