CVE-2019-12221

Name: CVE-2019-12221
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-05-20T17:29:17.593+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 1.97%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-12221 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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 SEGV in the SDL function SDL_free_REAL at stdlib/SDL_malloc.c.. EPSS estimates a 1.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 SEGV in the SDL function SDL_free_REAL at stdlib/SDL_malloc.c.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.97%

77.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Libsdl	Sdl2 Image	2.0.4
Libsdl	Simple Directmedia Layer	2.0.9
Fedoraproject	Fedora	29
Fedoraproject	Fedora	31
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04
Opensuse	Backports Sle	15.0
Opensuse	Leap	15.0
Opensuse	Leap	15.1
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4628Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GY6FDFPYUJ7YPY3XB5U75VJHBSVRVIKO/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WJ2VRD57UOBT72JUC2DIFHEFCH4N64SW/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4238-1/Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4628Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GY6FDFPYUJ7YPY3XB5U75VJHBSVRVIKO/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WJ2VRD57UOBT72JUC2DIFHEFCH4N64SW/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4238-1/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: May 20, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-12221?

How severe is CVE-2019-12221?

CVE-2019-12221 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.97% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-12221?

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Source: NVD / NIST