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Alpine Linux: CVE-2019-5051: Out-of-bounds Write

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2019-5051: Out-of-bounds Write

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/03/2019
Created
10/02/2024
Added
10/01/2024
Modified
10/01/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-sdl2_image

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