SB2019102109 - Out-of-bounds read in cabextract (Alpine package) 

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SB2019102109 - Out-of-bounds read in cabextract (Alpine package)

Published: October 21, 2019 Updated: March 7, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2019102109
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13616)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read in the "BlitNtoN" function in the "video/SDL_blit_N.c" file when called from the "SDL_SoftBlit" function in the "video/SDL_blit.c" file. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References