CVE-2019-5057CWE-122

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the PCX image-rendering functionality of SDL2_image 2.0.4

High · published July 31, 2019

CVSS v3.0
8.8
EPSS
4%
Percentile
89.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the PCX image-rendering functionality of SDL2_image 2.0.4. A specially crafted PCX image can cause a heap overflow, resulting in code execution. An attacker can display a specially crafted image to trigger this vulnerability.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03616 · 89.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Published
2019-07-31T16:48Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 JUL 16:48Z
    An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the PCX image-rendering functionality of SDL2_image 2.0.4
    cvelistv5