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CVE-2019-7578

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-7578 describes a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) library, specifically affecting versions through 1.2.15 and 2.x through 2.0.9. This flaw, located in the InitIMA_ADPCM function within audio/SDL_wave.c, impacts various distributions including Canonical, Debian, Fedora, libsdl, and openSUSE. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), successful exploitation requires user interaction and could lead to high confidentiality and availability impacts, though integrity is not affected. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
42.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.91%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0291 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 14,875 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 (4)

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
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: SDL
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: SDL

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-7578Low

SDL: heap-based buffer over-read in InitIMA_ADPCM 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 TrackingPatchVendor 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/2021/01/msg00024.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