CVE-2019-12216

SDL: heap-based buffer overflow in function SDL2_image function IMG_LoadPCX_RW in IMG_pcx.c

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.3

CVSS 3.0

Review impact separately from score.

Published · May 20, 2019

Updated · November 22, 2025

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 heap-based buffer overflow in the SDL2_image function IMG_LoadPCX_RW at IMG_pcx.c.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of SDL as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7, and 8 as they did not include SDL2_Image add-on.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow