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CVE-2019-12220· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

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

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.

MediumCVSS 6.5 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
May 20, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.9% · 79th percentile
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Action score

27

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 1.9%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
libsdlsdl2 image
libsdlsimple directmedia layer

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • libsdl sdl2 image2.0.4
  • libsdl simple directmedia layer2.0.9

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12libsdl2-imagebefore 2.0.5+dfsg1-12.0.5+dfsg1-1
Debian:12sdl-image1.2before 1.2.12-111.2.12-11
Debian:8libsdl2-imagebefore 2.0.0+dfsg-3+deb8u22.0.0+dfsg-3+deb8u2
Debian:8sdl-image1.2before 1.2.12-5+deb8u21.2.12-5+deb8u2
openSUSE:Leap 15.0SDL2_imagebefore 2.0.5-lp151.2.5.12.0.5-lp151.2.5.1
SUSE:Package Hub 15SDL2_imagebefore 2.0.5-bp151.4.3.12.0.5-bp151.4.3.1

Same product

libsdl: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2019-5060An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the XPM image rendering function of SDL2_image 2.0.4.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2019-5059An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the XPM image rendering functionality of SDL2_image 2.0.4.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2019-5058An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the XCF image rendering functionality of SDL2_image 2.0.4.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2019-5057An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the PCX image-rendering functionality of SDL2_image 2.0.4.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2019-5052An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists when loading a PCX file in SDL2_image 2.0.4.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2019-5051An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists when loading a PCX file in SDL2_image, version 2.0.4.
    36Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:libsdl2-image2.0.5+dfsg1-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
debian:sdl-image1.21.2.12-11 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:SDL2_image2.0.5-lp151.2.5.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.0Package registry (OSV)
suse:SDL2_image2.0.5-bp151.4.3.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 15Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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