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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-12216

There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the SDL2_image function IMG_LoadPCX_RW at IMG_pcx.c.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.21%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.21%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

An issue was discovered in libSDL2.a in Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) 2.0.9 when used in conjunction with libSDL2_image.a in SDL2_image 2.0.4. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the SDL2_image function IMG_LoadPCX_RW at IMG_pcx.c.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.21% probability · 82th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
libsdl/sdl2 image · libsdl/simple directmedia layer · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.