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CVE-2019-7572

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-7572 describes a buffer over-read vulnerability in the IMA_ADPCM_nibble function within the audio component of SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) versions through 1.2.15 and 2.x through 2.0.9, affecting various distributions including Canonical, Debian, Fedora, LibSDL, and OpenSUSE. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability if successfully exploited. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.2.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:simple_directmedia_layer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.0.0, <= 2.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:simple_directmedia_layer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.81%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0281 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: SDL-0:1.2.15-17.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: SDL-0:1.2.15-38.el8
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-7572Moderate

SDL: buffer over-read in IMA_ADPCM_nibble in audio/SDL_wave.c

Feb 6, 2019

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00063.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00073.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00088.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.libsdl.org / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
discourse.libsdl.org / t/vulnerabilities-found-in-libsdl-1-2-15/25720
Vendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00015.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00016.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00020.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00021.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00032.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00008.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7ZO47LLKKRXKMUGSRCFNHSTHG5OEBYCG
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201909-07
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202305-17
usn.ubuntu.com / 4156-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4156-2
Third Party Advisory