CVE-2019-5057
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.
02 Description
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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.61% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 88.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2019-07-31 16:48Z7 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 19:47Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2019-01-04
- Assigning CNA
- talos
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- bd2e821d51694b3a88b431747930c48902d3d5f6fe60d765d03b37c9e1662ef6
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:2070http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00012.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:2071http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00014.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:2109http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00030.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:2108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00029.html
- talosintelligence.comhttps://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0841
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libsdl2-image Fixed in 2.0.5+dfsg1-1
- sdl-image1.2 Fixed in 1.2.12-11
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libsdl2-image Fixed in 2.0.5+dfsg1-1
- sdl-image1.2 Fixed in 1.2.12-11
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libsdl2-image Fixed in 2.0.5+dfsg1-1
- sdl-image1.2 Fixed in 1.2.12-11
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- libsdl2-image No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- libsdl2-image No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- libsdl2-image Fixed in 2.0.5+dfsg1-1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- libsdl2-image No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.