CVE-2019-12221
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.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.96%). 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 SEGV in the SDL function SDL_free_REAL at stdlib/SDL_malloc.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
- 1.96% probability · 80th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- libsdl/sdl2 image · libsdl/simple directmedia layer · fedoraproject/fedora · canonical/ubuntu linux · opensuse/backports sle · opensuse/leap · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4628Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GY6FDFPYUJ7YPY3XB5U75VJHBSVRVIKO/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WJ2VRD57UOBT72JUC2DIFHEFCH4N64SW/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4238-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4628Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GY6FDFPYUJ7YPY3XB5U75VJHBSVRVIKO/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WJ2VRD57UOBT72JUC2DIFHEFCH4N64SW/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4238-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.