CVE-2019-5051

high

Description

An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists when loading a PCX file in SDL2_image, version 2.0.4. A missing error handler can lead to a buffer overflow and potential code execution. An attacker can provide a specially crafted image file to trigger this vulnerability.

References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4238-1/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00026.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00029.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00012.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-07-03

Updated: 2022-06-27

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High