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CVE-2020-14410: SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) through 2.0.12 has a heap-based buffer over-read in Blit_3or4_to_3or4__inversed_rgb in video/SDL_blit_N.c via…

MediumCVSS 5.4 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)

  • 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: 1.6% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 77.2% 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: libsdl2 (Debian:10) 2.0.9+dfsg1-1+deb10u1; libsdl2 (Debian:12) 2.0.14+dfsg2-2; libsdl2 (Debian:9) 2.0.5+dfsg1-2+deb9u1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to libsdl2 (Debian:10) 2.0.9+dfsg1-1+deb10u1; libsdl2 (Debian:12) 2.0.14+dfsg2-2; libsdl2 (Debian:9) 2.0.5+dfsg1-2+deb9u1 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

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) through 2.0.12 has a heap-based buffer over-read in Blit_3or4_to_3or4__inversed_rgb in video/SDL_blit_N.c via a crafted .BMP file.

Published
Jan 19, 2021
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.6% · 77th percentile

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Action score

22

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
21 / 40 · 5.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 1.6%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
libsdlsimple directmedia layer
debiandebian linux
fedoraprojectfedora

Affected versions

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

  • debian debian linux9.0
  • fedoraproject fedora33
  • libsdl simple directmedia layer2.0.12 and later · up to 2.0.20 inclusive

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:10libsdl2before 2.0.9+dfsg1-1+deb10u12.0.9+dfsg1-1+deb10u1
Debian:12libsdl2before 2.0.14+dfsg2-22.0.14+dfsg2-2
Debian:9libsdl2before 2.0.5+dfsg1-2+deb9u12.0.5+dfsg1-2+deb9u1
openSUSE:Leap 15.3pdnsbefore 4.3.1-bp153.2.3.14.3.1-bp153.2.3.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.3SDLbefore 1.2.15-150000.3.19.11.2.15-150000.3.19.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.3SDL2before 2.0.8-11.3.12.0.8-11.3.1
openSUSE:TumbleweedSDL2before 2.32.8-1.12.32.8-1.1
openSUSE:TumbleweedSDL2before 2.28.5-2.12.28.5-2.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8SDLbefore 1.2.15-15.17.11.2.15-15.17.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOSSDL2before 2.0.8-3.18.12.0.8-3.18.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3SDLbefore 1.2.15-150000.3.19.11.2.15-150000.3.19.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3SDL2before 2.0.8-11.3.12.0.8-11.3.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3SDLbefore 1.2.13-106.21.11.2.13-106.21.1
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP3pdnsbefore 4.3.1-bp153.2.3.14.3.1-bp153.2.3.1

Same product

libsdl: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2019-14906A flaw was found with the RHSA-2019:3950 erratum, where it did not fix the CVE-2019-13616 SDL vulnerability.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2021-33657There is a heap overflow problem in video/SDL_pixels.c in SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) 2.x to 2.0.18 versions.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2019-7638SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) through 1.2.15 and 2.x through 2.0.9 has a heap-based buffer over-read in Map1toN in video/SDL_pixels.c.
    36Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2019-13616Jul 16, 2019 · SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) through 1.2.15 and 2.x through 2.0.9 has a heap-based buffer over-read in BlitNtoN in video/SDL_blit_N.c…
    33Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2020-14409Jan 19, 2021 · SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) through 2.0.12 has an Integer Overflow (and resultant SDL_memcpy heap corruption) in SDL_BlitCopy in…
    31Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2022-34568Jul 28, 2022 · SDL v1.2 was discovered to contain a use-after-free via the XFree function at /src/video/x11/SDL_x11yuv.c.
    30Monitor

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:libsdl22.0.14+dfsg2-2 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:pdns4.3.1-bp153.2.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.3Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:SDL1.2.15-150000.3.19.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.3Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:SDL22.0.8-11.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.3Package registry (OSV)
suse:pdns4.3.1-bp153.2.3.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP3Package registry (OSV)
suse:SDL1.2.15-150000.3.19.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3Package registry (OSV)
suse:SDL22.0.8-11.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

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

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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References

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