VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-19721
An off-by-one error in the DecodeBlock function in codec/sdl_image.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted image file.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.94%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.94%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An off-by-one error in the DecodeBlock function in codec/sdl_image.c in VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted image file. NOTE: this may be related to the SDL_Image product.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.94% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-193, CWE-787
- Affected
- videolan/vlc media player
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://hg.libsdl.org/SDL_image/Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/721940Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=72afe7ebd8305bf4f5360293b8621cde52ec506b
- https://www.videolan.org/security/Vendor Advisory
- http://hg.libsdl.org/SDL_image/Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/721940Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-3.0.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=72afe7ebd8305bf4f5360293b8621cde52ec506b
- https://www.videolan.org/security/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.