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CVE-2019-5059· NVD / CVE Program· CNA talos

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the XPM image rendering functionality of SDL2_image 2.0.4.

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 36/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.5% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 89% of all records.
  • 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.
  • Fixed version: sdl2_image (Alpine:v3.10) 2.0.5-r0; libsdl2-image (Debian:12) 2.0.5+dfsg1-1; sdl-image1.2 (Debian:12) 1.2.12-12.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to sdl2_image (Alpine:v3.10) 2.0.5-r0; libsdl2-image (Debian:12) 2.0.5+dfsg1-1; sdl-image1.2 (Debian:12) 1.2.12-12 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the XPM image rendering functionality of SDL2_image 2.0.4. A specially crafted XPM image can cause an integer overflow, allocating too small of a buffer. This buffer can then be written out of bounds resulting in a heap overflow, ultimately ending in code execution. An attacker can display a specially crafted image to trigger this vulnerability.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jul 31, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
3.5% · 89th percentile

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Action score

36

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.5%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
8.8
CNA · talos
8.8
agree

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

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
libsdlsdl2 image
opensusebackports sle
opensuseleap

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
  • opensuse backports sle15.0
  • opensuse leap15.0
  • opensuse leap15.1

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (talos). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • n/a SDL

    • SDL_image 2.0.4affected

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Alpine:v3.10sdl2_imagebefore 2.0.5-r02.0.5-r0
Debian:12libsdl2-imagebefore 2.0.5+dfsg1-12.0.5+dfsg1-1
Debian:12sdl-image1.2before 1.2.12-121.2.12-12
openSUSE:Leap 15.0SDL_imagebefore 1.2.12+hg695-lp151.3.3.11.2.12+hg695-lp151.3.3.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.0SDL2_imagebefore 2.0.5-lp151.2.5.12.0.5-lp151.2.5.1
SUSE:Package Hub 15SDL_imagebefore 1.2.12+hg695-bp151.4.3.11.2.12+hg695-bp151.4.3.1
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-2019-5058An 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
  • CVE-2019-12219An 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
    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
alpine:sdl2_image2.0.5-r0 · Alpine:v3.10Package registry (OSV)
debian:libsdl2-image2.0.5+dfsg1-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
debian:sdl-image1.21.2.12-12 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:SDL_image1.2.12+hg695-lp151.3.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.0Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:SDL2_image2.0.5-lp151.2.5.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.0Package registry (OSV)
suse:SDL_image1.2.12+hg695-bp151.4.3.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 15Package 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
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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

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