Double Free in Videolan Vlc Media Player
CVE-2019-12874
An issue was discovered in zlib_decompress_extra in modules/demux/mkv/util.cpp in VideoLAN VLC media player 3.x through 3.0.7. The Matroska demuxer, while parsing a malformed MKV file type, has a double free.
Vulnerability class: Double Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- git.videolan.org/
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/108882 (vdb-entry)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4074-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00040.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00037.html (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-23 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00081.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-12874?
- CVE-2019-12874 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc Media Player, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-06-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-12874?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-12874 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.