CVE-2019-5059 — An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the XPM image rendering fu
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the XPM image rendering functionality of SDL2_image 2.0.4. A specially crafted XPM image can cause an integer overflow, allocating too small of a buffer. This buffer can then be written out of bounds resulting in a heap overfl
Published
2019-07-31T16:50:45.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-04T19:47:55.936Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
01What is this vulnerability?
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the XPM image rendering functionality of SDL2_image 2.0.4. A specially crafted XPM image can cause an integer overflow, allocating too small of a buffer. This buffer can then be written out of bounds resulting in a heap overflow, ultimately ending in code execution. An attacker can display a specially crafted image to trigger this…
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: 2019-07-31T16:50:45.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-04T19:47:55.936Z
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-2019-0843
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