Simple DirectMedia Layer 2.0.9 libSDL2.a SDL memory corruption

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Simple DirectMedia Layer 2.0.9. This issue affects the function SDL of the file libSDL2.a. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability (Out-of-Bounds). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in libSDL2.a in Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) 2.0.9 when used in conjunction with libSDL2_image.a in SDL2_image 2.0.4. There is an out-of-bounds read in the SDL function SDL_FreePalette_REAL at video/SDL_pixels.c.

The weakness was released 05/20/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-12220 since 05/20/2019. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/21/2019).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 135277, 135278, 135279 and 135280.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

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Class: Memory corruption / Out-of-Bounds (CWE-119)
Local: Yes
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0-Day Time: ?05/20/2019 Advisory disclosed
05/20/2019 +0 days CVE assigned
05/21/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
05/21/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateCVE: CVE-2019-12220 (?)
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