Simple DirectMedia Layer 2.0.9 libSDL2.a SDL2_image denial of service

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Simple DirectMedia Layer 2.0.9. This affects the function SDL2_image of the file libSDL2.a. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability (NULL Pointer Dereference). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. This is going to have an impact on 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 a NULL pointer dereference in the SDL2_image function IMG_LoadPCX_RW at IMG_pcx.c.

The weakness was shared 05/20/2019. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-12218 since 05/20/2019. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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

The issues 135277, 135278, 135280 and 135281 are related to this entry.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

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Class: Denial of service / NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
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-2019-12218 (?)
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