SB2019081114 - Heap out-of-bounds read in sdl (Alpine package)
Published: August 11, 2019 Updated: March 7, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019081114
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Heap out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7577)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read condition in the SDL_LoadWAV_RW function. A remote attacker can trick the victim into accessing a crafted image file and perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=cdec0ceb3552865b567691908d0275151e5bef0e
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e72eaf68b7052b994b37487e17486341f4d08387
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=2062e8a6bd5d482d13a8cc2e051c62399f4ec970
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=891aa4b283546ecc16acdb965cf4bc5572644a28
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c575b40cceee4a9e3dd9ede2bf095c30acec02c5