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CVE-2019-7578 json

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.

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-17116

cvss
8.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.9%
EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • libsdl2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.0.10+dfsg1-1
  • libsdl1.2 Debian 12 1.2.15+dfsg2-5

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-7578

  • libsdl1.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1.2.15+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1
  • libsdl1.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1.2.15+dfsg2-0.1ubuntu0.1
  • libsdl2 Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 2.0.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu1.3+esm1
  • libsdl1.2 Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 1.2.15-8ubuntu1.1+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-7578

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  • SDL RHEL 8 1.2.15-38.el8
  • SDL RHEL 7 1.2.15-17.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:4627RHSA-2020:3868

  • SDL2 SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 2.0.8-3.9.1
  • SDL SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 1.2.15-3.9.1
  • SDL SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP4 +5 more 1.2.15-15.11.1
  • SDL SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 +1 more 1.2.13-106.11.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:0950-1SUSE-SU-2019:0917-1SUSE-SU-2019:0899-1SUSE-SU-2019:13998-1

  • SDL openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.2.15-1.1
  • SDL2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.32.8-1.1
  • SDL2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.28.5-2.1
  • SDL2 openSUSE Leap 15.0 2.0.8-lp150.2.3.1
  • SDL openSUSE Leap 15.0 1.2.15-lp150.2.3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2025:15205-1openSUSE-SU-2025:15206-1openSUSE-SU-2024:13582-1openSUSE-SU-2019:1261-1openSUSE-SU-2019:1223-1

  • sdl Alpine 3.15, Alpine 3.14, Alpine 3.13 +3 more 1.2.15-r11
  • sdl Alpine 3.7 1.2.15-r8
  • sdl Alpine 3.8 1.2.15-r9
  • sdl Alpine 3.9 1.2.15-r10
  • sdl2 Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +15 more 2.0.10-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2019-7578

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-7578 updated cvss 5.1

SDL: heap-based buffer over-read in InitIMA_ADPCM in audio/SDL_wave.c

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 SDL Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SDL
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) SDL 1.2.15-38.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:4627
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) SDL 1.2.15-17.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) SDL-devel 1.2.15-17.el7, SDL-static 1.2.15-17.el7, SDL-debuginfo 1.2.15-17.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) SDL 1.2.15-17.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) SDL-devel 1.2.15-17.el7, SDL-static 1.2.15-17.el7, SDL-debuginfo 1.2.15-17.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) SDL 1.2.15-17.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) SDL-static 1.2.15-17.el7, SDL-debuginfo 1.2.15-17.el7
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) SDL 1.2.15-17.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) SDL-static 1.2.15-17.el7, SDL-debuginfo 1.2.15-17.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:3868

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Exploit prediction

2.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.libsdl.org https://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4494 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

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