CVE-2020-14410 [Medium] | Out-of-bounds Read in Simple Directmedia Layer

CVE-2020-14410 is rated Low Risk (34.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.16%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-11-21	0.81%	0.16%	-0.64%
2	2025-11-18	0.15%	0.81%	+0.65%
3	2025-04-27	—	0.15%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-11-21

0.81%

0.16%

-0.64%

2025-11-18

0.15%

0.81%

+0.65%

2025-04-27

—

0.15%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
5.4	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:L) Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:L) Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.	2.8	2.5	[email protected]
5.8	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:M) Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:N) No integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	8.6	4.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

5.4

3.1

MEDIUM

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

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L): Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L): Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.

2.8

2.5

[email protected]

5.8

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M): Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N): No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

8.6

4.9

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-14410

vendor	priority	summary	link
`debian`	unimportant	CVE-2020-14410 unimportant priority: Debian including 2 source packages (libsdl1.2, libsdl2), 7 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 7.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-14410
`gentoo`	low	CVE-2020-14410: 1 GLSA(s) (202107-55), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/libsdl2); latest impact low.	https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2020-14410
`redhat`	medium	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14410
`suse`	high	CVE-2020-14410 severity important: SUSE including 24 source package names (SDL-1.2.13-106.21.1, SDL-32bit-1.2.13-106.21.1, …), 180 product×package rows across 58 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, … (58 product lines)): Fixed 180.	https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14410/
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2020-14410 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (libsdl1.2, libsdl2), 32 status rows across 16 suites (bionic, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 22, DNE 5, released 3, ignored 1, needs-triage 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-14410

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-14410

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
libsdl	simple_directmedia_layer	>= 2.0.12, <= 2.0.20	cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:simple_directmedia_layer::::::::
debian	debian_linux	9.0	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*
fedoraproject	fedora	33	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:::::::*

References for CVE-2020-14410

URL	Tags
https://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5200	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://hg.libsdl.org/SDL/rev/3f9b4e92c1d9	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00024.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00008.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5FS32YCEJLQ2FYUWSWYI2ZMQWQEAWJNR/	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-55	Third Party Advisory

URL

CVE-2020-14410

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-14410

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-14410

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-14410

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-14410

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-14410

References for CVE-2020-14410