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CVE-2019-13616

CVSS v3

8.1

HIGH

EPSS Score

3.7 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2019-13616 Red Hat Product Security103 products fixed · 4 known affected

    SDL: heap-based buffer overflow in SDL blit functions in video/SDL_blit*.c

    SDL.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 · SDL-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · SDL-static as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

  • RHSA-2020:0293 Red Hat Product Security13 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: SDL security update

  • RHSA-2019:3951 Red Hat Product Security21 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: SDL security update

  • RHSA-2019:3950 Red Hat Product Security69 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: SDL security update

Full record on NVD

Description

SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) through 1.2.15 and 2.x through 2.0.9 has a heap-based buffer over-read in BlitNtoN in video/SDL_blit_N.c when called from SDL_SoftBlit in video/SDL_blit.c.

Technical details

Published
2019-07-16

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-13616?

SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) through 1.2.15 and 2.x through 2.0.9 has a heap-based buffer over-read in BlitNtoN in video/SDL_blit_N.c when called from SDL_SoftBlit in video/SDL_blit.c.

Is CVE-2019-13616 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-13616 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.7% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-13616?

CVE-2019-13616 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH severity).

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