CVE-2019-5057 — An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the PCX image-rendering fu

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.

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / SDL	SDL_image 2.0.4

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-07-31T16:48:35.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T19:47:55.950Z

09References

• lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00012.html
• lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00014.html
• lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00030.html
• lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00029.html
• talosintelligence.com — https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0841