{"id":"CVE-2019-13962","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-13962","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:26:42.379Z","title":"lavc_CopyPicture in modules/codec/avcodec/video.c in VideoLAN VLC media player through 3.0.7 has a heap-based buffer over-read because it does not properly validate the width and height.","description":"lavc_CopyPicture in modules/codec/avcodec/video.c in VideoLAN VLC media player through 3.0.7 has a heap-based buffer over-read because it does not properly validate the width and height.","published":"2019-07-18T20:15:12.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-08T22:16:50.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-125"],"affected":["videolan/vlc media player","opensuse/backports sle","opensuse/leap","debian/debian linux","canonical/ubuntu linux"],"epss":{"score":0.03669,"percentile":0.89593,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.67%). 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