SB2019112512 - Red Hat update for SDL
Published: November 25, 2019 Updated: March 7, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019112512
Severity
Medium
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) 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.