CVE-2019-12219

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in libSDL2.a in Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) 2.0.9 when used in conjunction with libSDL2_image.a in SDL2_image 2.0.4. There is an invalid free error in the SDL function SDL_SetError_REAL at SDL_error.c.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.65%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory libsdl.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4625 vendor advisory issue tracking exploit
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00021.html mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00026.html mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WJ2VRD57UOBT72JUC2DIFHEFCH4N64SW/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4238-1/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GY6FDFPYUJ7YPY3XB5U75VJHBSVRVIKO/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12219?
CVE-2019-12219 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12219?
To fix CVE-2019-12219, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-12219 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-12219 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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