CVE-2019-7636: canonical ubuntu_linux Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2019-7636UBUNTU-CVE-2019-7636DEBIAN-CVE-2019-7636
Published 08-02-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-7636 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
2.87%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 20 · Related 12DLA-1713-1DLA-1714-1DLA-2536-1DLA-2804-1DLA-3314-1MGASA-2019-0239OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1223-1OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1261-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13582-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15205-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15206-1RHSA-2020:3868RHSA-2020:4627SUSE-SU-2019:0899-1SUSE-SU-2019:0917-1SUSE-SU-2019:0950-1SUSE-SU-2019:13998-1USN-4143-1USN-4156-1USN-4156-2
Timeline
- 08-02-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) through 1.2.15 and 2.x through 2.0.9 has a heap-based buffer over-read in SDL_GetRGB in video/SDL_pixels.c.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versionsHigh 8.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
High 8.8Preferred score · OSV · Ubuntu (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesSingle source
Medium 5.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.87%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
87%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.87% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score2.87%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugzilla.libsdl.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian3 products
- libsdl1.2< 1.2.15+dfsg2-5
- libsdl2< 2.0.10+dfsg1-1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Alpine2 products
- sdl< 1.2.15-r11 | < 1.2.15-r8 | < 1.2.15-r9 | < 1.2.15-r10
- sdl2< 2.0.10-r0
Ubuntu2 products
- libsdl1.2< 1.2.15-8ubuntu1.1+esm1 | < 1.2.15+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1 | < 1.2.15+dfsg2-0.1ubuntu0.1
- libsdl2< 2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.16.04.2 | < 2.0.8+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.18.04.4
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL12.04 | 14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04 | 19.04
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL31
Libsdl1 product
- simple_directmedia_layer≤ 1.2.15 | ≥ 2.0.0, ≤ 2.0.9
Opensuse1 product
- leapEOL15.0 | 42.3
7 vendors · 11 products
References
25 links
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00063.htmlVendor AdvisoryMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00073.htmlVendor AdvisoryMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00088.htmlVendor AdvisoryMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Show all 25 references
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-17Vendor Advisory