CVE-2019-14970

A vulnerability in mkv::event_thread_t in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.7.1 allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted .mkv file.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://www.videolan.org/security/sb-vlc308.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/36	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4504	Third Party Advisory
http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git&a=search&h=refs/heads/master&st=commit&s=cve-2019	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-02
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4131-1/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00036.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00046.html

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:3.0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*

Information

Published : 2019-08-29 12:15

Updated : 2020-08-24 10:37

NVD link : CVE-2019-14970

Mitre link : CVE-2019-14970

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

videolan

vlc_media_player

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