CVE-2019-5439 — Classic Buffer Overflow in VLC Media Player

CWE-120 — Classic Buffer OverflowCWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer6 documents6 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
16.3%
top 5.16%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Videolan VLC Media Player
Timeline
PublishedJun 13
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A Buffer Overflow in VLC Media Player < 3.0.7 causes a crash which can possibly be further developed into a remote code execution exploit.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Debianvideolan/vlc_media_player< 3.0.7-1+3
▶CVEListV5videolan/vlc_media_playerFixed in 3.0.7

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-r9hw-7j54-8fpw: A Buffer Overflow in VLC Media Player < 3↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2019-5439: A Buffer Overflow in VLC Media Player < 3↗2019-06-13
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OSV
CVE-2019-5439: A Buffer Overflow in VLC Media Player < 3↗2019-06-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
VLC vulnerabilities↗2019-07-25
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Debian
CVE-2019-5439: vlc - A Buffer Overflow in VLC Media Player < 3.0.7 causes a crash which can possibly ...↗2019
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