CVE-2019-12216 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability found in the IMG_LoadPCX_RW function within libSDL2.a (SDL 2.0.9) when used with libSDL2_image.a (SDL2_image 2.0.4), affecting products like Canonical, Debian, Fedora, and libsdl. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and primarily leads to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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