CVE-2021-33657
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 1, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:54 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSimple Directmedia Layer
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
2.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 2.0.182.x ≤ v ≤ 2.0.18
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/commit/8c91cf7dba5193f5ce12d06db1336515851c9ee9CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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