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CVE-2019-7635

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-7635 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) library, affecting versions through 1.2.15 and 2.x through 2.0.9. This flaw, specifically in the Blit1to4 function, impacts various products including Canonical, Debian, FedoraProject, LibSDL, and OpenSUSE. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk as it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality and availability impacts. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 75/100 suggests a notable potential for future exploitation.

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:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
3.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0330 is in the 86th 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 (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-2019-7635Low

SDL: heap-based buffer over-read in Blit1to4 in video/SDL_blit_1.c

Feb 7, 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
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00014.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00030.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/2019/07/msg00021.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00026.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 / 4143-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4156-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4156-2
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4238-1
Third Party Advisory