CVE-2019-5051

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    CVE-2019-5051

    Published: 3 Jul 2019Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists when loading a PCX file in SDL2_image, version 2.0.4. A missing error handler can lead to a buffer overflow and potential code execution. An attacker can provide a specially crafted image file to trigger this vulnerability.

    References: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00012.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00029.html, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00026.html, https://usn.ubuntu.com/4238-1/, https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0820

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    Low
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High