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CVE-2022-4743

7.5 · HIGH

A potential memory leak issue was discovered in SDL2 in GLES_CreateTexture() function in SDL_render_gles.c.

Published Jan 12, 2023CWE-401EPSS 1.26%

Overview

CVE-2022-4743 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 12, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refaccess.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4743Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2156290GitHubgithub.com/libsdl-org/SDL/commit/00b67f55727bc0944c3266e2b875440da132ce4bGitHubgithub.com/libsdl-org/SDL/pull/6269Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00008.htmlRefsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-18Refaccess.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4743Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2156290GitHubgithub.com/libsdl-org/SDL/commit/00b67f55727bc0944c3266e2b875440da132ce4bGitHubgithub.com/libsdl-org/SDL/pull/6269

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4743?

CVE-2022-4743 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 12, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2022-4743?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-4743?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-4743?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2022-4743 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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