ALPINE-CVE-2019-5051 — Vulnetix

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ALPINE-CVE-2019-5051 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH

An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists when loading a PCX file in SDL2_image, version 2.0.4. A missing error handler can lead to a buffer overflow and potential code execution. An attacker can provide a specially crafted image file to trigger this vulnerability.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1

8.800000190734863

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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alpine:v3.8	sdl2_image	2.0.1-r0, 2.0.3-r0, 2.0.2-r0
Alpine:v3.10	sdl2_image	2.0.1-r3, 2.0.1-r1, 2.0.3-r0
Alpine:v3.7	sdl2_image	2.0.2-r1, 2.0.1-r0, 2.0.1-r2
Alpine:v3.9	sdl2_image	2.0.4-r0, 2.0.2-r0, 2.0.1-r3

Timeline

Jul 3, 2019 CVE Published
Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch

References

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-5051 advisory

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