Is CVE-2019-14906 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2019-14906 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2019-14906 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2019-14906 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-14906?

CVE-2019-14906 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2019-14906

CWE-125Published: January 7, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

A flaw was found with the RHSA-2019:3950 erratum, where it did not fix the CVE-2019-13616 SDL vulnerability. This issue only affects Red Hat SDL packages, SDL versions through 1.2.15 and 2.x through 2.0.9 has a heap-based buffer overflow flaw while copying an existing surface into a new optimized one, due to a lack of validation while loading a BMP image, is possible. An application that uses SDL to parse untrusted input files may be vulnerable to this flaw, which could allow an attacker to make the application crash or execute code.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2019-14906 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.