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TI-2019-09123 Aliases CVE-2019-12217GHSA-6g3h-xc5w-jq88

An issue was discovered in libSDL2.a in Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) 2.0.9 when used in…

Priority LOW 33CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

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 SDL stdio_read function in file/SDL_rwops.c.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02269 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:sdl2_image:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableLibsdl
cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:simple_directmedia_layer:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.9VulnerableLibsdl
  • cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:sdl2_image:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Libsdl
  • cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:simple_directmedia_layer:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.9 Vulnerable ·Libsdl

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-12217
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6g3h-xc5w-jq88

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 5

Other 2

  • TI-2019-03521 Integer overflow in SDL CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-03514 Integer overflow in Simple DirectMedia CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-03513 Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Simple DirectMedia CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-03520 Integer overflow in SDL CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-03519 Heap-based buffer overflow in SDL CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-03518 Heap-based buffer overflow in SDL CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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