Simple DirectMedia Layer up to 1.2.15/2.0.9 video/SDL_surface.c SDL_FillRect memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Simple DirectMedia Layer up to 1.2.15/2.0.9. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function SDL_FillRect of the file video/SDL_surface.c. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-7637. 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 declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function SDL_FillRect of the file video/SDL_surface.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 overflow in SDL_FillRect in video/SDL_surface.c.

The bug was discovered 02/07/2019. The weakness was shared 02/08/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.fedoraproject.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-7637 since 02/08/2019. 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 vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. 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. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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