#VU19285 Integer overflow in Simple DirectMedia Layer - CVE-2019-13626


| Updated: 2023-03-07

Vulnerability identifier: #VU19285

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13626

CWE-ID: CWE-190

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Simple DirectMedia Layer
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor: zlib license

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to an integer overflow in the "IMA_ADPCM_decode()" function in the "audio/SDL_wave.c" file. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger a heap-based buffer over-read condition in the "Fill_IMA_ADPCM_block" function and perform a DoS attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Simple DirectMedia Layer: 2.0.0 - 2.0.9

External links
https://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4522

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.


Latest bulletins with this vulnerability


OpenSUSE Linux update for SDL2
OpenSUSE Linux update for SDL2
Gentoo update for Simple DirectMedia Layer
Multiple vulnerabilities in Simple Direct Media Layer