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CVE-2019-5052

Publication date 3 July 2019

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists when loading a PCX file in SDL2_image 2.0.4. A specially crafted file can cause an integer overflow, resulting in too little memory being allocated, which can lead to a buffer overflow and potential code execution. An attacker can provide a specially crafted image file to trigger this vulnerability.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

USN-4238-1 addressed serveral vulnerabilities in SDL_image. This update provides the corresponding fixes for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libsdl2-image 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
23.04 lunar
Not affected
22.10 kinetic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
21.10 impish
Not affected
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco Ignored
18.10 cosmic Ignored
18.04 LTS bionic
Vulnerable
16.04 LTS xenial
Vulnerable
14.04 LTS trusty
sdl-image1.2 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
23.04 lunar
Not affected
22.10 kinetic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
21.10 impish
Not affected
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco Ignored
18.10 cosmic Ignored
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 1.2.12-8ubuntu0.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.2.12-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty

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Patch details

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Package Patch details
libsdl2-image

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-4238-1
    • SDL_image vulnerabilities
    • 14 January 2020

Other references