Simple DirectMedia Layer up to 1.2.15/2.0.9 video/SDL_blit_N.c BlitNtoN out-of-bounds

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Simple DirectMedia Layer up to 1.2.15/2.0.9. This affects the function BlitNtoN of the file video/SDL_blit_N.c. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2019-13616. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Simple DirectMedia Layer up to 1.2.15/2.0.9. Affected by this vulnerability is the function BlitNtoN of the file video/SDL_blit_N.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended 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 BlitNtoN in video/SDL_blit_N.c when called from SDL_SoftBlit in video/SDL_blit.c.

The weakness was presented 07/16/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.fedoraproject.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-13616 since 07/16/2019. 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 of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236592 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0065: SDL (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0065)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (236592). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source 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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