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CVE-2021-33657 (GCVE-0-2021-33657)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-01 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 23:58
VLAI
Summary
There is a heap overflow problem in video/SDL_pixels.c in SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) 2.x to 2.0.18 versions. By crafting a malicious .BMP file, an attacker can cause the application using this library to crash, denial of service or Code execution.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • heap overflow
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a SDL2 Affected: 2.x to 2.0.18
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