CVE-2019-7576 Memory corruption in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

A heap-based buffer over-read in SDL's ADPCM audio processing allows attackers to cause crashes or leak memory contents.

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

What is CVE-2019-7576?

CVE-2019-7576 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 7 Feb 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

SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) through 1.2.15 and 2.x through 2.0.9 has a heap-based buffer over-read in InitMS_ADPCM in audio/SDL_wave.c (outside the wNumCoef loop).

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7576?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Libsdl Simple Directmedia Layer, Opensuse Leap.

How do I fix CVE-2019-7576?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2019-7576 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7576 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2019-7576, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-7576, GHSA-ccrw-66xm-h3h8, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-7576.

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