CVE-2019-12219

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—Trending — 4 sources updated this week

8.8

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 an invalid free error in the SDL function SDL_SetError_REAL at SDL_error.c.

CVSS v3: 8.8
EG Score: 8.8(medium)
EPSS: 73.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 20, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (12)

cve@mitrehttps://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4625
cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00021.html
cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00026.html
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GY6FDFPYUJ7YPY3XB5U75VJHBSVRVIKO/
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WJ2VRD57UOBT72JUC2DIFHEFCH4N64SW/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4238-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4625
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00021.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00026.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GY6FDFPYUJ7YPY3XB5U75VJHBSVRVIKO/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WJ2VRD57UOBT72JUC2DIFHEFCH4N64SW/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/4238-1/

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	libsdl-image1.2-dev (1.2.12-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.16.04.1) @ xenial	2026-05-27	ubuntu

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Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-415Double Free

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UbuntuUSN-4238-1LOW
SDL_image vulnerabilities

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What is CVE-2019-12219?

CVE-2019-12219 is a high vulnerability published on May 20, 2019. An issue was discovered in libSDL2.a in Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) 2.0.9 when used in conjunction with libSDL2image.a in SDL2image 2.0.4. There is an invalid free error in the SDL function SDLSetErrorREAL at SDL_error.c.

When was CVE-2019-12219 disclosed?

CVE-2019-12219 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 20, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2019-12219 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-12219 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 73.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-12219?

CVE-2019-12219 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2019-12219?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-12219, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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