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

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Simple DirectMedia Layer up to 1.2.15/2.0.9. Affected by this issue is the function InitIMA_ADPCM of the file audio/SDL_wave.c. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2019-7578. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Simple DirectMedia Layer up to 1.2.15/2.0.9. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function InitIMA_ADPCM of the file audio/SDL_wave.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on 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 InitIMA_ADPCM in audio/SDL_wave.c.

The bug was discovered 02/07/2019. The weakness was shared 02/07/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.fedoraproject.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-7578 since 02/07/2019. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• 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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