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Debian: CVE-2019-5051: libsdl2-image, sdl-image1.2 -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2019-5051: libsdl2-image, sdl-image1.2 -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/03/2019
Created
07/24/2019
Added
07/24/2019
Modified
02/10/2020

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)

  • debian-upgrade-libsdl2-image
  • debian-upgrade-sdl-image1-2

References

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