Vulnerability in Libsdl Simple Directmedia Layer
CVE-2022-4743
A potential memory leak issue was discovered in SDL2 in GLES_CreateTexture() function in SDL_render_gles.c. The vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a denial of service attack. The vulnerability affects SDL2 v2.0.4 and above. SDL-1.x are not affected.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (70.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Libsdl Simple Directmedia Layer
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 9.0
- Sdl2 — versions Affects SDL2 v2.0.4 and above, Fixed-in sdl-2.26.0, sdl-prerelease-2.25.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4743 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/pull/6269 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/commit/00b67f55727bc0944c3266e2b875440da132ce4b (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00008.html (mailing-list)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-18 (vendor-advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4743?
- CVE-2022-4743 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libsdl Simple Directmedia Layer, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-01-12.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4743?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.