Simple DirectMedia Layer up to 1.2.15/2.0.9 audio/SDL_wave.c InitMS_ADPCM memory corruption

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Simple DirectMedia Layer up to 1.2.15/2.0.9. Affected is the function InitMS_ADPCM of the file audio/SDL_wave.c. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2019-7576. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Simple DirectMedia Layer up to 1.2.15/2.0.9 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function InitMS_ADPCM of the file audio/SDL_wave.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) through 1.2.15 and 2.x through 2.0.9 has a heap-based buffer over-read in InitMS_ADPCM in audio/SDL_wave.c (outside the wNumCoef loop).

The bug was discovered 02/07/2019. The weakness was disclosed 02/07/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.fedoraproject.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-7576 since 02/07/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277627 (Fedora Security Update for SDL (FEDORA-2019-7a554204c1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-130653, VDB-130654, VDB-130655 and VDB-130656 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Name

• Simple DirectMedia Layer

Version

• 1.2.0
• 1.2.1
• 1.2.2
• 1.2.3
• 1.2.4
• 1.2.5
• 1.2.6
• 1.2.7
• 1.2.8
• 1.2.9
• 1.2.10
• 1.2.11
• 1.2.12
• 1.2.13
• 1.2.14
• 1.2.15
• 2.0.0
• 2.0.1
• 2.0.2
• 2.0.3
• 2.0.4
• 2.0.5
• 2.0.6
• 2.0.7
• 2.0.8
• 2.0.9

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• open-source

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