# CVE-2019-5059: Integer overflow in SDL

> A specially crafted XPM image triggers an integer overflow leading to a heap buffer overflow and arbitrary code execution in SDL2_image.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 31 Jul 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** ALPINE-CVE-2019-5059, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5059, GHSA-g82w-w3fp-3m77, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5059

## What is CVE-2019-5059?

CVE-2019-5059 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Backports Sle, published on 31 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the XPM image rendering functionality of SDL2_image 2.0.4. A specially crafted XPM image can cause an integer overflow, allocating too small of a buffer. This buffer can then be written out of bounds resulting in a heap overflow, ultimately ending in code execution. An attacker can display a specially crafted image to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write), CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5059?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Libsdl Sdl2 Image, Opensuse Backports Sle, Opensuse Leap.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-5059?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2019-5059 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Backports Sle

- [CVE-2019-5057](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5057/): Memory corruption in SDL (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-5058](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5058/): Memory corruption in SDL (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-5060](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5060/): Integer overflow in SDL (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-12219](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12219/): Use after free in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-12217](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12217/): Null dereference in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-5059 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-5059 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Backports Sle, published on 31 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Opensuse Backports Sle. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5059/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5059/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5059
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5059
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5059

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5059/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.