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CVE-2020-14409

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-14409 describes an Integer Overflow vulnerability in SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) versions through 2.0.12, specifically within the SDL_BlitCopy function, which can lead to heap corruption when processing a specially crafted .BMP file. This vulnerability affects products utilizing SDL, including Debian, FedoraProject, libsdl, and StarWindSoftware. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to exploit, but successful exploitation could lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). The Faucet Risk Score is 58/100, indicating a moderate risk. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has garnered minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a low level of public awareness or concern.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.0.12, <= 2.0.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:simple_directmedia_layer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
33CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
v8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build12533:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*
v8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build12658:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
67.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0131 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 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 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2020-14409Important

SDL2: Integer overflow in SDL_BlitCopy in video/SDL_blit_copy.c via a crafted .BMP file

Jan 19, 2021

References

bugzilla.libsdl.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
hg.libsdl.org / SDL/rev/3f9b4e92c1d9
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00024.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00008.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5FS32YCEJLQ2FYUWSWYI2ZMQWQEAWJNR
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202107-55
Third Party Advisory
starwindsoftware.com / security/sw-20210325-0001
Third Party Advisory