Buffer overflow in sdl2_image - CVE-2019-5057
Published: July 31, 2019 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33391
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5057
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: zlib license
Affected software:
sdl2_image
sdl2_image
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the PCX image-rendering functionality of SDL2_image 2.0.4. A specially crafted PCX image can cause a heap overflow, resulting in code execution. An attacker can display a specially crafted image to trigger this vulnerability.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5057
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00030.html
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0841