VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-14438
A heap-based buffer over-read in xiph_PackHeaders() in modules/demux/xiph.h in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.7.1 allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted .ogg file.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.82%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.82%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A heap-based buffer over-read in xiph_PackHeaders() in modules/demux/xiph.h in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.7.1 allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted .ogg file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.82% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- videolan/vlc media player · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git&a=search&h=refs%2Fheads%2Fmaster&st=commit&s=cve-2019Patch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00046.html
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/36Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-02
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4131-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4504Third Party Advisory
- https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc308.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git&a=search&h=refs%2Fheads%2Fmaster&st=commit&s=cve-2019Patch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00046.html
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/36Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-02
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4131-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4504Third Party Advisory
- https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc308.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.