CVE-2019-12221 describes a segmentation fault (SEGV) in the SDL_free_REAL function within libSDL2.a (Simple DirectMedia Layer 2.0.9) when used with libSDL2_image.a (SDL2_image 2.0.4), affecting various Linux distributions and the libsdl project. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:sdl2_image:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:simple_directmedia_layer:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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