CVE-2019-7577 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer over-read in the SDL library allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose sensitive memory contents via crafted WAV files.
- 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-2019-7577?
CVE-2019-7577 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 buffer over-read in SDL_LoadWAV_RW in audio/SDL_wave.c.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7577?
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-2019-7577?
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-2019-7577 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7577 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2019-7577, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-7577, GHSA-72vh-f9rj-wxfw, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-7577.