6.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2019-12217
SDL Filename Read Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 20, 2019, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:22 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-12217 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Libsdl simple_directmedia_layer
2 Libsdl sdl2_image
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
The vulnerability can be remediated by updating the affected SDL packages.
  • Update the affected SDL2_image and SDL packages.
  • Update the affected SDL packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-12217 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-12217 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-12217 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Python

Updated: 2 years, 2 months ago
3 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 7, 2020, 1:57 p.m. This repo has been linked 23 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-12217 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-12217 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00012.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00029.html
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4626
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00021.html
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00026.html
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GY6FDFPYUJ7YPY3XB5U75VJHBSVRVIKO/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WJ2VRD57UOBT72JUC2DIFHEFCH4N64SW/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4238-1/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WJ2VRD57UOBT72JUC2DIFHEFCH4N64SW/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GY6FDFPYUJ7YPY3XB5U75VJHBSVRVIKO/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WJ2VRD57UOBT72JUC2DIFHEFCH4N64SW/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GY6FDFPYUJ7YPY3XB5U75VJHBSVRVIKO/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 08, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GY6FDFPYUJ7YPY3XB5U75VJHBSVRVIKO/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4238-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WJ2VRD57UOBT72JUC2DIFHEFCH4N64SW/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00029.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00012.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00026.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 22, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00021.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 21, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4626 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4626 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration AND *cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:sdl2_image:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:simple_directmedia_layer:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.63 }} 0.21%

score

0.69310

percentile